Mid-year Signals in SMB Financing
September 15, 2026
| By: deBanked Staff
This year has been a roller coaster. Here are some of the big mid-year headlines to consider about the direction of where things are going:
Events
| 9/14/26 | Enova: Withdrew its application to acquire Grasshopper Bank |
| 8/28/26 | Stripe: Withdrew its bid to acquire PayPal |
| 8/14/26 | Lendio: Macro-market conditions were difficult in Q2 |
| 7/29/26 | LendingTree: SMB Lending Business Softened in Q2 |
Growth
| 8/25/26 | Intuit: Revenue growth continues to be driven by working capital loans to small businesses |
| 8/6/26 | Nerdwallet: [SMB] loans is growing year-over-year |
| 8/5/26 | Shopify: [Shopify] Capital was a larger driver this quarter |
| 7/30/26 | Lightspeed: MCA business expanding |
Capital Markets
| 9/15/26 | Forward Financing: Inks $1.8B forward flow agreement |
| 8/18/26 | Clearco: Secures $100M |
| 7/27/26 | InterVest Capital: acquires Kapitus |
| 7/16/26 | Forward Financing: Secures $525M |
| 7/10/26 | Spartan Capital: Secures $160M |
| 6/15/26 | Fora Financial: $130M Securitization |
| 6/8/26 | Byzfunder: announces $170M inaugural ABS |
| 5/27/26 | Mulligan Funding: $100M ABS |
| 5/12/26 | Credibly: $260M securitization |
