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Online Lending Platform Refines the Science of Underwriting

Online Lending Platform Refines the Science of Underwriting

Upstart's loan securitizations are performing far better than Kroll, the leading credit rating agency for marketplace lenders, had expected.

By David McCann | December 2, 2019

CFOs on the Move: Week Ending July 12

CFOs on the Move: Week Ending July 12

FICO, Liberty Media, Benchmark Holdings, Sprouts Farmers Market, Ameresco, Surterra Wellness, CareerBuilder, Commercial Metals, Alleghany, Big Lots

By Joan Urdang | July 12, 2019

Poor Credit History? No Problem: E-Commerce Firm

Growth Strategies

Poor Credit History? No Problem: E-Commerce Firm

Zebit extends credit to people who don't qualify for credit cards — and charges 0% interest. Can this business really work?

By David McCann | February 5, 2019

Banks Faced Slackened Loan Demand in Q3

Banks Faced Slackened Loan Demand in Q3

Many U.S. banks saw weaker business loan demand in the third quarter, leading them to ease underwriting standards.

By Vincent Ryan | November 13, 2018

Alibaba Enters Credit-Scoring Biz

Alibaba Enters Credit-Scoring Biz

Sesame Credit will use both online and offline data to score consumer and small-business borrowers.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | January 28, 2015

CFO Savors Wild World of Consumer e-Lending

CFO Savors Wild World of Consumer e-Lending

Having had enough of highly regulated, big-bank commercial lending, Suk Shah revels in his new-found flexibility as a leader.

By David McCann | December 9, 2014

Big Data: Where the Money Is

Corporate Finance

Big Data: Where the Money Is

Free-standing Big Data businesses can evolve from the expansion of data gathering and analysis within a single company.

By David Katz | June 12, 2014

Big Data, Bigger Job

Big Data, Bigger Job

Everybody seems excited about the potential of huge datasets to turbo-charge their businesses. But do companies have the talent they’ll need?

By Josh Hyatt | April 3, 2014