On October 5, 2017 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a new rule aimed to protect consumers against payday loan debt traps. The rule requires lenders to be upfront about whether or not the borrower will be able to repay and covers loans where borrowers repay all or most of the debt in one payment. […]
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P2Binvestor Creates a New Kind of Bank Partnership
P2Binvestor (or P2Bi for short) is an asset-based small business lender that has been around for a few years. I am an investor and they have been included in my quarterly returns roundup for some time now. Also, I interviewed CEO and Co-Founder, Krista Morgan on the Lend Academy Podcast a couple of years ago. Full […]
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The Differing Views on the Future of Cryptocurrencies
It is seemingly a daily ritual where we hear of the transformational potential of cryptocurrencies or the systemic risk they pose to the global financial system. The bigger question is does anyone really know where the market is headed in the long term? The one aspect that many people can agree on is that the […]
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Podcast 122: Ray Sturm of AlphaFlow
The real estate crowdfunding space has been around less than five years and while dozens of platforms have launched there are only a small number gaining significant traction. The most popular segment of the market for these platforms is the fix and flip market – these are bridge loans typically 12 months or less to […]
Podcast 121: LendIt Europe 2017 Preview
This episode of the Lend Academy Podcast is a little bit different. We are giving listeners a preview of our next event, LendIt Europe 2017, coming up in a few days in London. I bring on my two colleagues, Ryan Lichtenwald and Todd Anderson, to discuss the show. The three of us have worked hard […]
Podcast 120: Scott Robinson of Plug and Play Fintech
Fintech entrepreneurs starting out today have many options to help them grow their business. One of those options is to enter an accelerator program, a place where startups can go to get mentorships, education and introductions to companies that can help them move to the next level. One of the leading accelerator programs today is Plug […]