Chris Skinner

OCTOBER 10, 2018

One article typified this feeling: High-society fintech under pressure … The post Why P2P lending works in some markets and not in others appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. So many unicorns are loss-making firms, and billion-dollar valuations on million-dollar revenues seems like a lot of hype.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 27, 2019

I write a lot about FinTech payments, lending, roboadvice and such like. SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE People talk a lot about finance for SMEs – small to medium enterprises … The post FinTech’s biggest new market is small business financing … but is it worth it? I’ve just not blogged about it enough.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

It’s here now and being used to make good banks better — whether to eliminate discrimination in lending decisions, add stability to existing screening systems or drive loan growth and profits. The rest will go toward developing partnerships with governments and regulators “to raise the bar” when it comes to modern, unbiased lending.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, and banks' subsequent pullback from the small- to medium-sized business ( SMB ) lending arena, a slew of alternative lenders emerged onto the scene to fill the credit gap. This is a market that's going to be digital-first in the future," he said.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Using cryptocurrency in capital raises opens the Australian market up to overseas investors, STAX CEO Kenny Lee said, according to CoinDesk, a “hard” market for them to get into. “It 24) that it is launching a lending service that allows users to lend cryptocurrency to SBI and earn 1 percent interest, according to Cointelegraph.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

China’s peer-to-peer (P2P) lending sector, once 6,000 businesses strong, has been reduced to fewer than three dozen as the government tightened regulations, leaving billions in loans unpaid. While P2P platforms were touted as an innovative way to match savers with small borrowers, the marketplace has had troubles globally.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Bank and credit union leaders can use data to inform small business lending Small businesses are showing resilience. As rates stay high, concerns about credit risk and borrower health are top of mind for bank and credit union leaders, especially as it relates to lending to small businesses. Interest coverage ratios have stayed strong.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2021

With no credit scores, limited financial transaction histories, and a huge amount of people who don’t even have a bank account, lending money in Vietnam is no simple task. While most financiers would run from an environment like that, CEO Toms Niparts of Jeff , an app-based lending platform based in Latvia, saw it as a huge opportunity. “We

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Abrigo

APRIL 11, 2025

Many institutions present data by market, cost center, or regioneach essentially its own island. For example, if cattle lending occurs across four markets, reviewing it holistically requires manual effort just to piece together a universe from which to draw a sample. What is a properly defined loan review scope?

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Abrigo

APRIL 25, 2024

Recent data and trends of the small business lending market SMB Lending Insights is a snapshot of current financial trends and metrics that impact small and medium-sized business (SMB) lending and financial institutions. You might also like this guide for smarter, faster small business lending.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 22, 2024

In this article, we highlight the state of the bank commercial real estate office lending sector and make an argument about why banking might be better off than most analysts think. The State of Office Lending Risk – Traffic 2024 will mark the fifth consecutive year where office demand has declined.

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Abrigo

MAY 2, 2024

Boost your small business lending efforts from the bottom up Small businesses play a crucial role in our economy, and one of the critical factors in their success is access to funding. You might also like this guide for smarter, faster small business lending.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Data for banks & credit unions Real-time pricing trends for loans Now that the Fed has lowerered interest rates , financial institutions will want to carefully monitor current loan interest rate trends in their markets to remain competitive as rates drop.

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Perficient

APRIL 20, 2023

blockchain​, digital wallets​, money center banks​, emerging payment solutions, digital lending​, economic turmoil​, and fintech disintermediation). Marketers often turn to technology vendors to help them define robust and compliant digital marketing strategies.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 16, 2025

The Current Market The combination of the trade war, DOGE and immigration has caused a high level of uncertainty that has ushered in volatility. Conversely, loans to companies with more volatile earnings, fixed rates loans without prepayment penalties, and limited secondary markets, the surface starts to rise sharply.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Develop an MBL program while mitigating risk Credit unions looking for alternate paths to growth in today's rising rate environment may be primed to leverage member business lending. Takeaway 3 The specific policy areas outlined below should be carefully considered by credit unions engaged in member business lending.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The most-read lending & credit blogs in 2023 Probability of default, CECL model validation, and stress testing were among Abrigo's top blogs on ALM, CECL, and portfolio risk this year. Takeaway 2 The top lending and credit blog posts focused on the benefits of banking technology, interest rate management, and developing risk ratings.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 15, 2020

card companies just moved a step closer to gaining access to China’s $27 trillion payments market. The biggest U.S. China said it won’t take longer than 90 days to consider applications from providers of electronic-payments services such as Mastercard, Visa and American Express Co.,

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 25, 2024

In this article, we provide a concrete example of how product management in lending might work. Product Management in Lending – The Strategy of a Loan-Level Hedging Program The goal of product management in lending strategy is to create value versus your competition in credit.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Abrigo's most popular whitepapers and checklists on lending and credit risk Abrigo experts' insights on CFPB 1071, loan policies, and risk ratings were popular with banking professionals. Watch NOW Takeaway 1 Abrigo's experts produced many pieces on lending and credit risk to provide strategies and tools to help banking professionals.

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Commercial bankers are trusted advisors and have a unique opportunity to understand their client’s specific financial and personal situations, explain the basic concepts of capital markets, and offer prudent and objective advice to help customers reach their goals. The graph below shows the lending curve from one month to 20 years.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 2, 2025

The move shook the markets, threatening to upend much of the architecture of the global economy and fueled broader trade wars. The forward markets are now grappling with pricing the Feds response to potential consequences of a prolong trade war. Volatility will surely spike and markets will be unsettled.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 6, 2020

We have seen considerable growth in the [German] market,” said Oliver Schmid, general manager of Iwoca. Iwoca, a London-based small business lender, announced a debt financing round of 100 million euros ($112 million) last week to fund new loans in Germany.? “We

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Abrigo

JULY 20, 2024

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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Abrigo

JANUARY 3, 2023

Construction lending from the ground up. During a recent construction lending webinar , lending and credit risk expert Dev Strischek of Devon Risk Advisory Group outlined the keys to construction loan success. Streamline your construction lending process. Construction Lending. Lending & Credit Risk.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 3, 2025

Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 enabled thrifts to offer money market accounts and expand lending powers, fostering competition with banks. Unfortunately, many banks were not equipped to manage deposit volatility as they got in a rate war for money market accounts and Super Now accounts. of C&I lending.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

customer numbers have outperformed other markets. […]. The point-of-sale lender announced this week it has more U.S. customers than customers in New Zealand and in Australia, where it is headquartered. This is the first time since the company’s 2014 launch that its U.S.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Who the competition is, what the lending competition is offering, their delivery channels, and service levels can help community banks differentiate their services and enhance their competitive advantage. The largest 100 banks dominate the industry with almost 75% of the market share.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 26, 2025

There are three main considerations that bankers need to analyze to determine if the risk/reward profile of fixed rate loans is adequate in todays market. The graph below shows the lending curve, based on a 25yr amortization, and 2.50% credit spread for terms ranging from monthly reprice to 20yr fixed rates.

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South State Correspondent

JULY 7, 2024

In commercial banking, lending optionality occurs for liquidity, credit, or interest rates. If rates fall during that period, the borrower will ask the lender to reprice to market or threaten to take business elsewhere. Another example of interest rate lending optionality is a lack of prepayment protection on loans.

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