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CFPB issues 2015 fair lending report

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The CFPB has issued a report covering its fair lending activities during 2015. The report states that in 2015, CFPB fair lending supervisory and public enforcement actions required institutions to provide approximately $108 million in remediation.

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Digital Bank Monzo Jumps Into Lending In The UK

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He added that jumping into more traditional lending “can get us a good way to profitability, if not even all the way.”. The eBank joins smaller rival Starling Bank on the lending front, becoming the second online bank in the U.K. App-based Monzo has more than 2 million users but over £85 million in losses since its 2015 launch.

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Amazon Reveals Interest In Bringing SMB Lending To China

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As Amazon presses further into China to compete with rivals like Alibaba , a job posting on the Amazon website may have just revealed plans for the eCommerce conglomerate to extend its small business lending program into the country. Amazon first began lending to small businesses in 2015, beginning with the U.S., Japan and U.K.

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Global Payment Card Numbers Rise To 14B As Debit Card Issuance Grows

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A new study has found that the number of payment cards issued globally reached 14 billion last year and is predicted to rise to 17 billion by 2022, boosted by an increase in overall debit card issuance. RBR , a strategic research and consulting firm, recently published its “Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts to 2022” report.

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Morgan Stanley Goes After Brazilian FinTech Market

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Taking a page from Goldman Sachs’ book, Morgan Stanley is beginning to lend to FinTech startups in Brazil as it seeks more of a return on its investments. Morgan Stanley’s move comes at a time when the Brazil FinTech market is exploding. Fortress Investment Group also took part in that deal.

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Lending Club’s Terrible Twos

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Two years ago today, Lending Club was ringing the bell on an IPO that one early investor called “a no-brainer.”. The consumer credit market has huge potential — trillions and trillions of dollars — and I wanted to ride that winner. And disrupt Lending Club did, with its marketplace lending model, scores of imitators in the U.S.

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UK SMEs Oblivious To Mountain Of Alt-Lending Choices

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alternative lending space is broad, with new entrants frequently stepping in. marketplace lending in the country hit £286.7 percent growth from June 2015, the third-largest monthly growth spurt recorded on the index. percent growth from June 2015, the third-largest monthly growth spurt recorded on the index. ”

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