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Changes To Business Lending Underway At India’s PSU Banks

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India’s state-owned banks are going through changes that could mean an overhaul in business lending, The Economic Times (ET) reported on Friday (Jan. For decades, public sector undertaking (PSU) banks have largely been responsible for handling the working capital loans that many firms need for daily operations.

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Top concerns and growth strategies of community banks: Part II

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We can find answers in the August Bank Director’s 2014 Growth Strategy Survey , which asked executives from banks of all sizes across the United States about their growth strategies for the next 12 months. Source: 2014 Growth Strategy Survey. Source: 2014 Growth Strategy Survey. Source: 2014 Growth Strategy Survey.

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The Real Effects of Zombie Lending in Europe

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‘Zombie lending’ occurs when a lender supports an otherwise insolvent borrower through forbearance measures such as repayment holidays and temporary interest-only loans. In a recent paper , I examine whether these lending practices contributed to the subsequent low output experienced by the euro area. Belinda Tracey.

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SEC Probe Prompts Direct Lending CEO To Step Down

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Direct Lending Investments ’ founder and CEO Brendan Ross has resigned while his company is the focus of an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In a separate letter, the company also shared that another borrower had defaulted on a loan that accounted for about a quarter of its capital.

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Swedish Startup Lendify Closes $115M Funding Deal

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Swedish peer-to-peer (P2P) lending startup Lendify has secured $115 million in funding from Insight Investment, according to a Bloomberg report on Wednesday (Oct. Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Nicholas Sunden-Cullberg said the funding will also help the 2014 startup take control of the consumer loan market. .

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3 ways for community banks to capitalize on the “buy local” movement

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” There is a real opportunity here for community banks to position themselves within this movement and capitalize on what the consumer sees as their strengths— relationship-based lending , tailored product offerings, and knowledge of the local community. Develop a relationship-based lending framework.

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Ag lending risk increasing as result of declining incomes

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According to recent data from the Agricultural Finance Databook , non-real estate farm loan volumes continued to rise in the second quarter of 2015, increasing by five percent over the second quarter of 2014. This growth continues the trend from the first quarter of 2015 , which saw an increase of eight percent year over year.

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