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Immigrant lending clubs provide capital, at a cost

Nov 20, 2017
Functioning like unregulated banks, there is little cushion against failure.
A man walks along an empty street November 27, 2001 in the usually bustling Chinatown section of New York City. Chinatown is located in Lower Manhattan near Ground Zero and has been in a deep economic slump since the September 11th World Trade Center attacks.
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Credit card companies are easing lending standards

Jun 12, 2017
Credit card defaults are rising as lending standards have started to fall from the early post-recession days — that’s according to a new report by the credit rating agency Moody’s. The report shows even with unemployment at low levels, those charge-offs have increased significantly for some U.S. lenders, exceeding expectations of a modest rise.   […]

For the first time, most mortgages aren’t made by banks

Nov 2, 2016
While banks make loans to those with extraordinary credit, these companies take on more risk.
New houses line the street in the Inland Empire in Ontario, California.
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Why there's almost no mortgage lending in Detroit

Oct 5, 2016
Houses are cheap. But banks won't make loans, especially in black neighborhoods
Getting a loan in Detroit, where median home values are still well below $50,000, has become rare.
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Tech and finance team up and give banks a scare

Dec 14, 2015
FinTech is pulling in business that banks gave up. And now they want it back.

Will low interest rates keep crimping bank profits?

Oct 12, 2015
Earnings reports will show how banks continue to deal with low interest rates.

For public good, not for profit.

Banks prepare for round two of stress tests

Mar 11, 2015
Results are due Wednesday and not all banks might pass this time.

Looking to start a business? Family first

Feb 21, 2014
How to fund your business idea when banks won't lend.