American Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The online lending marketplace provider now has the support of Jonathan L. Jackson, an Illinois representative. It's also facing lawsuits from the CFPB and customers.

Illinois 36

Illinois Lending Online Fintech 36

PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

A federal judge late last week ordered a stay on the August 2019 compliance date tied to the “ payday lending rule ” mandated roughly two years ago by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Those firms, noted The Chicago Sun Times , would still be subject to federal laws (and possible prosecution under those laws). “I

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Lending Illinois Compliance Chicago 128

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Hawaii recently enacted significant changes to its small-dollar lending law that repeals existing Hawaii law on deferred deposits and creates a new regime for installment loans. Illinois and Maine recently overhauled their small-dollar lending laws to target loans made using a bank partnership model. Although H.B.

Hawaii 78

Hawaii Lending Illinois Taxes 78

PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2020

The WSJ reported a 2011 audit of SBA lending found the agency’s inspector general discovered documentation deficiencies in 40 percent of the loans it reviewed resulting in “inappropriate or unsupported loan approvals.”. It’s literally impossible for them to do the kind of job that taxpayers would desire.”.

Pennsylvania 353

Pennsylvania Illinois Comparison Lending 353

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 25, 2022

While creditors are allowed to price loans differently based on objective differences in creditworthiness, New York’s Fair Lending Law prohibits discrimination against protected classes for the granting, withholding, extending, renewing of credit or in the fixing of interest rates, terms or conditions of any form of credit.

New York 78

New York Lending Community Bank Community 78

American Banker

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The seller, Merchants and Manufacturers Bank in Illinois, has experienced rapid growth and zero lifetime losses in its niche portfolio. First Busey says that business line was a key reason it decided to buy its in-state peer.

Illinois 36

Illinois Lending 36

PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2016

Which brings us to payday lending and its proposed regulation – a subject that has turned out to be the Berserk Button for a shocking number of consumer right advocates, congressmen, regulators, Senators, preachers, industry representatives business people and consumers. So why all the fuss? The Typical Payday Lender.

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Lending Regulation Industry Innovation 100

CFPB Monitor

APRIL 11, 2022

The stipulated order requires the dealerships to pay $9,950,000 to the FTC to provide monetary relief to consumers, and $50,000 to the Illinois Attorney General Court Ordered and Voluntary Compliance Payment Projects Fund. In its press release , the FTC calls the settlement “a record-setting monetary judgment for an FTC auto lending case.”.

Illinois 78

Illinois Policies Lending Retail 78

Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Lending: Lending Leaves Change Color Abrigo acquired Valuant for compliance and credit risk and DiCOM Software for automated credit risk software and partnered with Charm Solutions to launch Abrigo Small Business Lending Intelligence. Credit union lending platform Clutch partnered with Zest.ai for automated underwriting.

Fintech 103

Fintech Software Illinois Lending 103

Abrigo

MARCH 31, 2020

Farmers State Bank in Harrisburg, Illinois, for example, has been emailing customers and putting information about SBA relief loans on its website to help small business customers get a jump on applying. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending. Lending & Credit Risk. SBA Lending. Lending & Credit Risk.

How To 195

How To Lending Illinois System 195

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

BankFinancial Equipment Finance will also continue its corporate leasing, lending, deposit and treasury management services to independent equipment lessors nationwide. The expansion of BankFinancial Equipment Finance brings its leasing capabilities to governmental, middle-market and small businesses, BankFinancial announced on Friday (Feb.

Illinois 131

Illinois Lending National Conference 131

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Separately, Facebook has reportedly settled a lawsuit for violating laws in the state of Illinois tied to facial recognition technology, agreeing to pay a fine of $550 million. The Illinois law — on the books for more than a decade — sets parameters for the collection, use and storage of biometric information.

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Taxes Illinois Study Operations 175

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

While short-term lending in general has a pretty rough reputation, the pawn loan is the most ill-regarded arena in an already unloved category of consumer lending. The loan amount a borrower can get from a pawnbroker is determined solely by the value of the item itself; as in most forms of short-term lending, there is no credit check.

Ohio 151

Ohio Lending Iowa South Dakota 151

CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently granted Townstone’s motion to dismiss the CFPB’s complaint on the grounds that the ECOA applies to applicants and not to prospective applicants. . Continue Reading

Illinois 78

Illinois US Report Company 78

American Banker

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In a bid for scale and diversification, Illinois-based Empeople Credit Union said it would expand in Wisconsin with the planned acquisition of TSB Bank.

Wisconsin 51

Wisconsin Illinois Community Bank Community 51

PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2017

Fifth Third Bank is focusing its SME lending reach through a new partnership with nonprofit lender Accion. Reports late last week said the bank will work with SME lending portal Accion, a nonprofit company, to facilitate the financing of these companies across five states: Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Ohio.

Indiana 109

Indiana Lending Resources Michigan 109

PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2019

who simply don’t have access to safe lending and are susceptible to predatory lenders. Aura uses a cloud-based lending technology that lets local businesses submit applications for credit for review and approval through scoring algorithms. It’s available in 1,200 locations throughout California, Texas, Illinois and Arizona.

Arizona 107

Arizona Illinois Community Capital 107

Bank Innovation

MARCH 22, 2016

The new auto loan product will initially launch in California, and is expected to be live in Illinois and Georgia by early in the second quarter, with a national rollout expected by the third quarter, according to Avant. Online marketplace lender Avant Inc. will now offer direct-to-consumer auto refinance loans, the company announced today.

Illinois 150

Illinois Georgia California National 150

CFPB Monitor

JUNE 2, 2020

Our special guest speakers will be three representatives from state Attorney Generals’ offices: Bernard Eskandari from California, Tom James from Illinois, and Max Weinstein from Massachusetts. ET, Ballard Spahr will hold a webinar, “State Attorney General Priorities: Coronavirus and Beyond.”

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Illinois Massachusetts Comparison California 78

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Among the names joining up are Citizens & Northern Bank (based in Pennsylvania), Inland Bank (Illinois) and Lincoln Savings Bank (Iowa). This time around, Sweetbridge is using blockchain in a lending context. The company is trialing token-based asset lending through the next two years and covering 10,000 state residents.

Community Bank 183

Community Bank Community Fintech Arizona 183

American Banker

JANUARY 15, 2021

It is the 18th state to pass a law imposing rate caps on all consumer loans, including payday and car title loans.

Illinois 44

Illinois America Lending 44

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

While many digital-first companies springboard from payments into lending, Figure Technologies , a FinTech focused on home improvement, debt consolidation and retirement products that leverage blockchain protocols, is branching out from lending into payments. Blockchain and a bank charter might do much to boost financial inclusion.

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National blockchain Montana Lending 215

PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2017

That’s because as the panel of experts assembled at Innovation Project 2017 last week at Harvard pointed out, the consumer who makes use of short-term lending: Likes them, Needs them and. Which at the most basic level hurts customers, because the reality is that people who use short-term lending products actually need them.

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Lending Regulation Illinois Innovation 100

American Banker

MARCH 30, 2021

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Illinois 78

Illinois Lending 78

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Treasury program that’s the well-kept secret in small-business lending. In Illinois, a loan participation plan by a community bank “insourced” jobs to the local area from overseas. Working with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s SSBCI Participation Loan Program, Northwest Bank of Rockford was able sell $1.2

Oregon 70

Oregon Illinois Community Bank Lending 70

Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

One of the very quick things we turned to were HOAs … and we quickly learned we could earn more of their business if we had a lending solution. We found that if we found a niche or product line to serve their lending needs, we could fulfill their relationships.”. William Atkinson is a writer in Illinois.

Kansas City 91

Kansas City Kansas FDIC Community Bank 91

CFPB Monitor

APRIL 7, 2020

Cottonwood operates approximately 340 retail lending outlets in Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin under the name Cash Store. The CFPB announced that it has entered into a settlement with Cottonwood Financial, Ltd., The consent order requires Cottonwood to pay a civil money penalty of $1.1

Idaho 78

Idaho Wisconsin Utah New Mexico 78

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Schneider will serve as Associate Director in the Supervision, Enforcement and Fair Lending Division. Mr. Schneider most recently served as the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. The CFPB announced that the following people have joined its executive team: Bryan A.

Illinois 60

Illinois Lending Regulation Security 60

PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2019

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has announced it will lead a multi-state investigation into alleged violations of state regulations of the short term lending industry, specifically in the area of payroll advances.

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Puerto Rico Regulation New York South Dakota 134

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Collectively, these startups have raised over $9.5B, with leading companies including lending startup Avant (Illinois, $655M in total disclosed equity funding), next-gen auto insurer Root Insurance (Ohio, $509M), restaurant finances management system Toast (Massachusetts, $503M), and small business lending startup Kabbage (Georgia, $490M).

United States 72

United States Fintech North Carolina Rhode Island 72

Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Here, we highlight some of last year’s most successful loan producers in the areas of agriculture, commercial and consumer/mortgage lending. The score combines the average of the bank’s percentile rank for lending concentration and for loan growth over the past year in each lending category. By Ed Avis. Methodology. AGRICULTURE.

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Community Bank Community National Philadelphia 172

CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Unicorns on the map include SoFi in California, Oscar in New York, Avant in Illinois, Kabbage in Georgia, and AvidXchange in North Carolina. California-based lending unicorn SoFi is the most well funded fintech company with just over $2B raised since 2011. Click on the image below to enlarge. The company was last valued at $4.5B

United States 78

United States Fintech North Carolina Rhode Island 78

CB Insights

MARCH 13, 2019

Nuro is followed by Illinois’ Avant ($655M) and Massachusetts’ Indigo Agriculture ($617M). The California-based startup is developing autonomous vehicles, with a focus on last-mile delivery. There are 7 unicorn startups on our map: agtech startup Indigo Agriculture ($3.5B Connecticut. Butterfly Network. Bastille Networks.

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United States Rhode Island Massachusetts Connecticut 78

American Banker

OCTOBER 13, 2016

West Town Bancorp in Illinois has revved up its government-backed lending to small businesses, making it a good example of how community banks can outhustle big lenders in the quest for new sources of fee income.

Chicago 28

Chicago Illinois Community Bank Lending 28

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In that case, the Seventh Circuit handed a major victory to Ballard Spahr’s client by holding that Indiana was precluded from applying its usury law to auto title loans made in person in Illinois to Indiana residents. This restriction on state power is commonly referred to as the “dormant Commerce Clause.”.

Indiana 78

Indiana Minnesota Pennsylvania South Dakota 78

Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2023

George Weisz, Scottsdale Community Bank But for all its embrace of technology, the community bank took its inspiration for an innovative lending program from an old-school tradition: kids’ lemonade stands. William Atkinson is a writer in Illinois.

Community Bank 172

Community Bank Community Phoenix Arizona 172

Independent Banker

APRIL 28, 2016

The housing market in central Illinois has remained strong, and Goodfield State Bank has focused on residential real estate. Members of our lending team are not order takers. Our lending culture is “let’s make it happen.” ROAA in 2015: 2.27 Assets: $105 million. Retail locations: Three. Employees: 26. Founded: 1920.

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Marketing Illinois Community Lending 70