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Immigrant lending clubs provide capital, at a cost
by
Ryan Kailath
Nov 20, 2017
Functioning like unregulated banks, there is little cushion against failure.
Credit card companies are easing lending standards
Jun 12, 2017
Credit card defaults are rising as lending standards have started to fall from the early post-recession days — that’s according to a new report by the credit rating agency Moody’s. The report shows even with unemployment at low levels, those charge-offs have increased significantly for some U.S. lenders, exceeding expectations of a modest rise. […]
For the first time, most mortgages aren’t made by banks
Nov 2, 2016
While banks make loans to those with extraordinary credit, these companies take on more risk.
Why there's almost no mortgage lending in Detroit
Oct 5, 2016
Houses are cheap. But banks won't make loans, especially in black neighborhoods
Tech and finance team up and give banks a scare
by
Molly Wood
Dec 14, 2015
FinTech is pulling in business that banks gave up. And now they want it back.
Will low interest rates keep crimping bank profits?
by
Annie Baxter
Oct 12, 2015
Earnings reports will show how banks continue to deal with low interest rates.
Why relaxing terms on student loans could backfire
by
Paddy Hirsch
Sep 24, 2015
Letting borrowers off the hook could be bad for the whole market.
For public good, not for profit.
Banks prepare for round two of stress tests
by
Annie Baxter
Mar 11, 2015
Results are due Wednesday and not all banks might pass this time.
Looking to start a business? Family first
Feb 21, 2014
How to fund your business idea when banks won't lend.
How your mortgage is related to the debt ceiling
Feb 12, 2014
...not to mention the Federal Reserve and treasury yields.