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Are rising bankruptcies a concern for banks' 2Q earnings?
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (842+ words) Earnings season kicks off Tuesday amid a hefty rise in bankruptcy filings, making credit quality an area to watch. Between Jan. 1 and June 30, total bankruptcy filings climbed 12% over the same period a year earlier, according to the data provider Epiq…...
U.S. Bank, Mastercard take Amazon's small-business cards from Amex
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (704+ words) Amazon's small-business credit card portfolio has found a new home. U.S. Bank will be the new issuer of Amazon's Business and Business Prime credit cards, and Mastercard will act as the network provider. American Express formerly ran the e-commerce giant's business…...
New credit card will tap into borrowers' fossil-fuel rights
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (816+ words) To get a line of credit, a borrower might put up their house as collateral. But for a new credit card being developed, the collateral is underneath the house. A fintech company called Frontlands is launching a credit card backed…...
Buy now pay later
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (702+ words) Shares of the neobank plummeted nearly 30% Thursday despite posting revenue over $1 billion as investors balked at up-front loan provision expenses that come with the expansion of Klarna's longer-term installment loans. Block's merchant unit is deploying a virtual assistant to sweeten…...
BofA reworks credit cards to fuel ambitious consumer profit plan
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1212+ words) Bank of America Corp. — aiming to double the profit it makes from consumers — is revamping its approach to credit cards as the lender embarks on a plan to meet one of its most audacious financial targets set last year. This…...
Restricting industrial loan charters would be bad for the economy
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (486+ words) A food-truck operator, a hometown car dealership, and a woman-owned neighborhood bakery seeking to grow their business and achieve their American dream choose an industrial bank as their financial partner. For small manufacturers, gig workers, hair salons and thousands more…...
Lending to nonbanks is booming. Will it last in 2026?
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (1488+ words) The sector made up roughly 40% of all U.S. bank loan growth since January, according to Federal Reserve Board data, analyzed by American Banker. Julie Solar, group credit officer for North America Financial Institutions at Fitch Ratings, said the risks of private…...
Lenders say consumer credit conditions dipped in 3Q: Report
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (924+ words) Business conditions for consumer credit firms deteriorated during the third quarter of this year, as borrowers wrestled with higher prices, a largely static labor market and general uncertainty about the direction of the U.S. economy, according to a recent survey of…...
Walmart's OnePay boosts crypto; Lloyds' tech saves cash
11+ mon, 5+ day ago (897+ words) OnePay, the Walmart-backed fintech, is planning to offer cryptocurrency trading and custody services on its app, CNBC reported, citing unnamed sources. U.K. consumers are taking to the barcode cash deposit program Lloyds Banking Group launched in partnership with PayPoint in August....