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Prepare for stronger C&I lending demand: A $1.7 trillion “wave”

Abrigo

Ready to catch the next wave of lending growth? Commercial and industrial lending (C&I) will be the next big performance driver for banks and credit unions. You might also like this paper on how institutions can produce smarter, faster lending. C&I lending will be the next “bomb.”

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Dialing Up Performance in Home Equity Lending

Gonzobanker

With the inefficient, circa-2004 borrowing processes resident in many banks’ loan departments today, too few lenders are equipped to deal with the rising tide of home equity volumes that will descend like a tsunami on their operations the moment Fed chairman Jerome (What-Are-We-Waiting-For) Powell announces a rate cut.

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Lending standards slip, risk increasing according to OCC

Abrigo

Lending standards continue to relax, according to data from the OCC’s 2014 Survey of Credit Underwriting Practices. This type of easing is similar to that experienced between 2004 and 2006, the time period leading up to the financial crisis, which many attribute to inadequate lending standards.

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CashCall, Courts And California’s Increasingly Confusing Lending Market

PYMNTS

All that to say this has been an especially tough week for CashCall, and possibly the entire installment lending industry in the state. The plaintiffs borrowed from CashCall at rates of 96 percent or 135 percent between 2004 and 2011. The California Court Loss. There’s no bright line,” she said.

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PayPal Sells Consumer Loans to Long-Time Partner Synchrony Financial

Bank Innovation

Synchrony Bank has been PayPal’s banking partner since 2004. Yesterday, the San Jose, Calif-based PayPal said it agreed to sell $5.8 billion in consumer credit receivables to Stamford, Conn-based Synchrony Bank, a unit of Synchrony Financial. In addition to selling its credit […].

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Despite China’s Slowing Economy, Credit Demand Still Strong

PYMNTS

Consumer and business lending crumbled last year, prompting regulators to lower the cost of borrowing. Through the launch of Alipay in 2004 to boost eCommerce platform Alibaba, the company has moved into lending, insurance and credit-scoring. They’re still experiencing a very strong growth.

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Higher Rates – Faster for Longer

South State Correspondent

This rapid change in interest rates requires careful planning, product selection, and new lending and deposit-gathering strategies. Jun 2004 – Jun 2006. In today’s lending market, borrowers start from historically low interest rates, making the DSCR deterioration much more likely. Higher Rates Due To A Suprised Fed.