5 Questions To Ask Your Lending Automation Vendor
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In today’s ultra competitive lending market, fintechs have taken a march over traditional banks with their digital first service and speed of closing loan applications. Brick and mortar banks now realize that their work is as much about technology as it is about finance. Legacy IT solutions are convenient for in-house operations but can’t be expected […]
Monthly News Update- August 2018
Here are some of the top online lending news, stories and trends of July 2018 for online lending investors and industry watchers. Industry News: 7/3/2018 “Equifax research reveals that a significant proportion of UK consumers would be up for sharing their data…” (AltFi News) 7/4/2018 Amazon has already made some moves to fintech. What are […]
Small Banks and Why They Need To Adapt To The Latest In Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Small banks and credit unions play an important role in the US financial system particularly in serving rural and small metropolitan areas. Why should they care about artificial intelligence and machine learning when their business with borrowers is based on personal relationships? Their essence is in relationships built with the community at the local level, […]
Overview of US Consumer Lending
Financial system across the US took a beating in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and American views changed overnight with regards to their financial system. In a 2014 Gallup poll, only 26 percent expressed having “‘a great deal’ or ‘quite a lot’ of confidence in banks,” down from 41 percent in 2007 and […]
Overview of US-Based Small Business Lending Platforms (Alternative Lenders).
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]“Of the 28 million small businesses in the United States, over half faced financial challenges in the last year [2016] Janet Zablock; Former Head of Global Small Business at Visa and currently, an Independent Board member at Nav Inc. As we have all heard multiple times, Small and Medium Businesses (SMB) are the backbone of the […]