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For our February 10 Market Pulse webinar, we discussed Buy Now, Pay Later and their effect on consumer credit scores, plus consumer cr [...]
We had an overwhelming attendance and response at this month’s Market Pulse webinar on the rising financial service, Buy Now, Pay Later [...]
As Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) transaction volumes continued to rise through the holiday season, one of the most asked questions is, how does [...]
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This is a recap of our October 20 Small Business Insights webinar, where our very own Sarah Briscoe, Lead Commercial Statistical Analyst [...]
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As the economy recovers the outlook for small businesses remains strong. Fintechs have started to step away from traditional credit data [...]
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Updated 5/11/2023: The White House declared the end of the Covid-19 Health Emergency May 11, 2023 so some of the details mentioned in th [...]
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At the Virtual Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA) Law & Industry Conference on July 12-14 2021, Peter Maynard, Senior Vice Pr [...]
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In this recap of our June 24 webinar, “Market Pulse: Accelerating Access to Credit,” Chris Wheat, Co-President at JPMorgan Chase Institu [...]
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In this recap of our June 3 webinar, “Market Pulse: The Post-Pandemic Small Business Economy,” Evan Leaphart, Founder and CEO of Kiddie [...]
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Updated 5/11/2023: The White House declared the end of the Covid-19 Health Emergency May 11, 2023 so some of the details mentioned in th [...]
After a year of credit tightening in 2020, consumer credit remains down across the board. That includes balances, utilization and delinq [...]
We captured key insights from the January 14 webinar, Market Pulse: Planning in a K-Shaped Recovery, featuring Cris deRitis, Deputy Chie [...]
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This is a recap of the December 10 webinar, Market Pulse: Consumer Spending Trends and Expectations. We’re sharing key insights offere [...]
Buy Now, Pay Later FinTechs are Well-Positioned to Drive Holiday Sales in 2020 Buy now, pay later FinTechs are well-positioned to enable a [...]
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Updated 5/11/2023: The White House declared the end of the Covid-19 Health Emergency May 11, 2023 so some of the details mentioned in th [...]
This is part 1 of a 3-part series Accelerating Growth in the FinTech Space While the COVID-19 pandemic is upending the status quo for man [...]
Updated 5/11/2023: The White House declared the end of the Covid-19 Health Emergency May 11, 2023 so some of the details mentioned in th [...]
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Updated 5/11/2023: The White House declared the end of the Covid-19 Health Emergency May 11, 2023 so some of the details mentioned in th [...]
Updated 5/11/2023: The White House declared the end of the Covid-19 Health Emergency May 11, 2023 so some of the details mentioned in th [...]
FICO recently announced that its new FICO® Score 10 T, set to be released this summer, will include trended data. With this new opti [...]
Since the last U.S. recession in 2008, financial risk management has seen significant changes. Lending requirements are tighter, verific [...]
This question sounds absurd. But this is one of the most important questions lenders must ask themselves when making consumer credit de [...]
In recent weeks, you may have heard that the Current Expected Credit Loss accounting standard - the regulation known as CECL - has been [...]
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Insurers may face a conundrum when it comes to assessing a new policyholder’s prospective risk, especially if they lack a traditional credit [...]
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Discover Your Diamond Customers Among the Rough Fraudsters. There is no doubt that today’s cybercriminals are dedicated to thei [...]
Today’s static consumer credit profile provides a limited understanding of financial behaviors and risk profiles. Alternatively, trended [...]
Why Trended Data Impacts Credit Decisions Today, many lenders rely strictly on a static credit score. This provides a snapshot [...]
Market Conditions Ripe for More Consumer Lending An improving economy means more people feel confident in their ability to pa [...]
Equifax has developed Insight Score™ for Personal Loans, a risk score optimized to help lenders evaluate applicants seekin [...]
Equifax has recently extended its agreement with the Small Business Financial Exchange, but what exactly does that mean [...]
A Two-step Authentication Approach Consumers are always on the go, using digital devices to make purchases, check account balan [...]
Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) will require financial institutions to gather data from various sources. Based on conversations w [...]
Lending and the Economy While not its direct intent, the new current expected credit loss (CECL) standard could have a signific [...]
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