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Online Lending And A Tale Of Two Fed Studies

PYMNTS

Online consumer lending – in a variety of forms – has grown explosively over the last decade. The Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank captured a lot of headlines with the release of its online lending study – particularly due to its use of the words “predatory” and “needs additional regulation.” Cleveland’s Dark Outlook.

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Virginia Sues Online Lender Over Consumer Loans

PYMNTS

Virginia is suing one of the largest online lenders in the U.S. In the newspaper’s story, Attorney General Mark Herring advocated for stronger laws to “protect Virginians from predatory loans, whether issued online or in person.”. after reportedly charging Virginians millions in interest and fees.

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New Study Suggests Online Lenders Target Vulnerable Consumers

PYMNTS

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued new research on the online lending market showing that borrowers end up in more debt than consumers who don’t utilize this method of borrowing. The researchers used data from TransUnion for the study, pinpointing 90,000 borrowers who took out online loans from 2007 to 2012.

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A Decade On, Lending Transformed By Crisis And Innovation

PYMNTS

And in lending, with the financial crisis in the rearview mirror, a decade on, invention – okay, innovation – has become a hallmark, at least in some corners. But a standstill in the credit markets created a vacuum for a bit, at least along traditional lending conduits. Necessity is the mother of invention.

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The 14 Biggest Conferences for Lending, Mortgage & LendTech

Fintech Labs Insights

Before becoming an indie online banking/fintech analyst in the mid-1990s, I tried to do the same in the consumer loan/mortgage industry. I ended up pivoting to the fledgling online banking world, and I’m super glad I did. My favorite real job had been as a loan/mortgage product manager at Rainier Bank (now BofA).

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Consumer Lending: Should Banks Do It?

Jeff For Banks

When I first read Standards Needed for Safe, Small Installment Loans from Banks, Credit Unions by the Pew Charitable Trusts that encouraged financial institutions to get back into small ticket consumer lending, I thought “what are they nuts!” So why would banks expand small-ticket, unsecured personal lending? Real estate secured.

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The 14 Biggest Conferences for Lending, Mortgage & LendTech

Fintech Labs Insights

Before becoming an indie online banking/fintech analyst in the mid-1990s, I tried to do the same in the consumer loan/mortgage industry. I ended up pivoting to the fledgling online banking world, and I’m super glad I did. My favorite real job had been as a loan/mortgage product manager at Rainier Bank (now BofA).