Small business lending

ABA endorses tech firm’s online lending platform

02/13/17

Chicago-based Akouba will offer its origination and underwriting platform to ABA-member banks, which will receive preferred pricing.

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OnDeck Capital loses its chief operating officer

02/03/17

James Hobson is resigning to become the CEO of Attune, a new company in the commercial insurance sector.

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First Guaranty to buy Premier Bancshares in Texas

02/01/17

The Louisiana company will enter several markets around Dallas with the $21 million deal

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How this bank keeps small-business clients away from online lenders

01/29/17

Eastern Bank developed its own online lending platform to compete with the likes of Kabbage and OnDeck. It might now be able to cash in by licensing to other banks.

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Fintech charter should be paired with beefed-up borrower protections

01/29/17

If offering a national regulation option to fintech players is the carrot, compliance with commonsense borrower protections could be the stick in promoting responsible financial innovation.

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Can speed help make small-business loans profitable?

01/29/17

With loans of $100,000 or less, the typical bank breaks even or loses money. But one Florida community bank is betting faster turnaround times on small-business loans can help the bottom line.

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Bankers are getting ready for a Trump bump

01/20/17

Donald Trump was sworn in Friday, but banking industry executives have spent the last two months envisioning a vastly different political, economic and regulatory climate. The dominant question in coming months will be how realistic those expectations are.

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