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Cannabis lending for financial institutions: Opportunities, risks, and best practices

Abrigo

Now that the cannabis industry is maturing and better understood, is it time for financial institutions to take on the risk of cannabis lending? Cannabis-related businesses (CRBs)spanning everything from cultivation to retailrepresent a market in need of lending services, from working capital to real estate and equipment loans.

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Tax ID Fraud is Taxing on Financial Institutions

Abrigo

Understanding tax ID fraud FinCrime professionals looking to prevent tax ID fraud, first need to understand the fundamentals of what is happening and their best recourse for prevention. Takeaway 1 Fraudsters file illegitimate tax returns early, hoping people wait to submit their legitimate ones.

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Intuit QuickBooks Adds New Tax Prep Features — Is Payroll Next?

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE – First SME loans, now tax preparation features, business software provider Intuit QuickBooks clearly has plans of becoming a comprehensive platform for its SME customers. Well, from an evolution standpoint this new tax feature sets the foundation to where we can […].

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Small business loan processing: Automate back-office tasks

Abrigo

Automating the key steps that often occur in the back office leads to faster decisions, stronger customer or member relationships, and more profitable lending to small businesses. This article covers these key topics: Cultivating fertile ground for small business lending Do large lenders have an advantage in small business lending?

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Formula for Business Lending Success: Minimize Delays

Abrigo

Key Takeaways Financial institutions who want to maintain a healthy share of business lending this year and through potentially tougher economic times ahead want to be in the best position possible before trouble hits. Abrigo's Business Lending Readiness Survey found many processes stymie those efforts. learn more.

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Tax Reform Shows Early Signs Of SMB Bank Lending Impact

PYMNTS

tax reform led to much chatter and some confusion about exactly how changes would impact the nation’s small businesses (SMBs). Department of Treasury finalized rules that apply to SMBs on qualifying for a 20 percent tax deduction, with the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) applauding the initiative. percent rate.

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Open Banking Deepens Its SMB Accounting, Lending Presence

PYMNTS

As Open Banking spreads further into the small business (SMB) financial services market, accounting and lending platforms are taking advantage. FreshBooks Inks Tax Integration Deal. Small business lending company Simply Asset Finance recently announced that it has completed its first funding deal using Open Banking.

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