Loan stacking is a small but serious problem for Online Marketplace Lenders (OMLs). Often invisible to the issuers of commercial capital, businesses that engage...
This year’s Marketplace Lending and Investing Conference explored issues of transparency, partnership, consistency and sustainability. There was healthy debate on each of these topics...
Reporting business data to Experian is an important and essential part of the credit ecosystem. Data provides a more complete credit history and in turn...
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), small businesses account for 99.7 percent of U.S. employer firms and 64 percent of new private-sector...
Businesses are faced with the need to collect on delinquent accounts. When pursuing these past-due accounts, the most successful way to approach them is...
Simply put, online marketplace lending is here to stay. Virtually unheard of just 10 years ago, Web-based companies that offer funding options beyond traditional...
Marketplace lending has become a dynamic source of small-business financing. In 2013, marketplace lenders funded customers to the tune of about $3 billion, twice...
This week, we invited Charles H. Green to offer his perspectives on the online marketplace lending sector. Charles is Managing Director of Small Business...
Online lenders represent a valuable resource for small businesses in need of working capital. Also known as “alternative” lenders, they are particularly useful to...