Articles by deBanked Staff
Funding Circle Originated $377M of US Loans in First Two Quarters of 2019
August 8, 2019Funding Circle originated $377M of loans in the US in the first six months of 2019, according to their latest public report. The company said that “growth was proactively controlled” and that they tightened higher risk band lending and increased prices. They’ve now loaned more than $2B cumulatively in the US since inception and their […] |
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Funding Circle Co-Founder & Managing Director James Meekings to Step Down
August 8, 2019Funding Circle’s lackluster business performance has led to a casualty. Co-founder James Meekings, who serves as Managing Director of the UK Business (the company’s primary market), will be transitioning to a non-executive role on the UK board in Q3. He will no longer be MD, the company announced. Lisa Jacobs, Funding Circle’s Chief Strategy Officer, […] |
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Square Capital Originated $528M in Loans in Q2
August 5, 2019Square Capital facilitated 78,000 loans for $528M last quarter, according to their recent earnings report, an increase of 36% year-over-year. Thr growth is the exact percentage increase experienced by rival Shopify. Square says that they continued to see an average loss rate of less than 4% for their core Flex Loan product. deBanked ranked Square […] |
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Shopify Issued $93M in MCAs and Loans in Q2, Has Begun Offering Funding to Non-Shopify Payment Customers
August 4, 2019Shopify, a publicly traded e-commerce platform, is quickly growing its merchant cash advance and loan originations through its Shopify Capital brand. The company issued $93M in Q2, up 36% year-over-year and an increase from the prior quarter of $5.2M. Shopify’s loan product is only available in Arizona, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, North […] |
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Clearbanc Raises $300M in a Series B
July 31, 2019
Above: Clearbanc President & co-founder Michele Romanow speaks at deBanked CONNECT Toronto | July 25, 2019 Toronto-based Clearbanc, a company founded on the idea of providing business owners with capital to purchase facebook and instagram ads in exchange for a percentage of their future sales, has raised $300M in a Series B. $50M of it […]
Ken Rees, CEO of Elevate, Resigns
July 30, 2019
Ken Rees, the CEO of consumer lending company Elevate, resigned on Monday. The announcement coincided with the release of the company’s Q2 financials in which Rees described the business as performing “extremely well.” Thus far, in 2019, we have already delivered over $19 million in net income or $0.43 per fully diluted share. We are […]
California DBO Making Progress On Finalizing Rules Required By The New Disclosure Law
July 29, 2019
Last October, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a new commercial finance disclosure bill into law. The bill, SB 1235, was a major source of debate in 2018 because of its tricky language to pressure factors and merchant cash advance providers into stating an Annual Percentage Rate on contracts with California businesses. The final version of […]
PayPal Begins Offering Business Loans in Canada
July 28, 2019
PayPal has extended its popular working capital business loan program to Canada, according to company CEO Dan Schulman. “This quarter, we began offering our PayPal business loan product to PayPal merchants in Canada, allowing them to access financing to build and sustain their businesses,” he said during the Q2 conference call. “This follows the expansion […]
Loan Broker Busted In Advance Fee Loan Scam Faces Drug Charges
July 20, 2019
Demetrios Boudourakis, who was arrested last month for operating an advance fee loan scheme that allegedly defrauded small business owners nationwide, is also facing federal drug charges. The criminal complaint, filed on June 14th, asks for an arrest warrant for conspiring to distribute controlled substances. The complaint can be viewed here.
Lending Express Rebrands to Become
July 16, 2019
Lending Express, a company whose CEO was once a master gamer, has rebranded to Become. “This transition comes at a pivotal point in the company’s growth and highlights its dedication to providing businesses with opportunities to improve fundability, secure funding, and ultimately become more,” a company spokesperson wrote. According to the company, their online loan […]
Star Fundraiser For 1 Global Capital Settles With The SEC
July 15, 2019
Henry J. “Trae” Wieniewitz, III was charged by the SEC on Monday for his role in allegedly selling unregistered securities in two companies, 1 Global Capital (the now defunct merchant cash advance provider) and Woodbridge Group of Companies (a purported real estate lending business revealed to be a $1.2 billion ponzi scheme). “Wieniewitz and Wieniewitz […]
Online Lenders Beat Credit Unions, Friends, and Family as Primary Source of Credit
July 14, 2019
7% of small businesses generating less than $5 million/year in revenue relied on online lenders as their primary source of credit in the last quarter, according to the latest Private Capital Access Index published by Pepperdine Graziado Business School. 3% relied on credit unions as their primary source and 6% relied on friends and family. […]
Trump Attacks Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies
July 11, 2019
President Trump revealed his stance on cryptocurrencies over twitter on Thursday, and he’s no advocate. “I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air. Unregulated Crypto Assets can facilitate unlawful behavior, including drug trade and other illegal activity. Similarly, […]
New York Attorney General Turns Up The Heat On Tether, Bitfinex
July 9, 2019
Bitcoin is back over $12,500 but a growing chorus within the crypto faithful are pointing to a potential catastrophic event that could change the crypto markets forever. It’s the potential implosion of Tether, a company spotlighted in a recent deBanked magazine story for its uncanny ability to create digital dollars out of thin air, and […]
Merchant Advance Capital Rebrands to Merchant Growth
July 3, 2019
Merchant Advance Capital, which trumpets itself as Canada’s fastest and most transparent small business financier, is rebranding as Merchant Growth. The company has offices in Vancouver, BC and Toronto, ON and was founded in 2009. “I founded our company out of my apartment 10 years ago,” David Gens is quoted as saying in a company […]
Canadian Lenders Association to Host Open Banking Summit on July 10th
June 27, 2019
The Canadian Lenders Association will be hosting its Open Banking Summit on July 10th at Dentons Toronto. It begins at 8am and ends at 11am. This is the third in their event series, and will tackle topics in Open Banking and Big Data in Canada. They will discuss how the industry can best work toward […]
WATCH CAPITOL HILL HEARING LIVE: Crushed by Confessions of Judgement: The Small Business Story
June 26, 2019
The House Committee on Small Business will meet for a hearing titled, “Crushed by Confessions of Judgement: The Small Business Story” today at 11:30am. This hearing is intended to bolster support for The Small Business Lending Fairness Act, a bill to outlaw COJs in small business loans and merchant cash advances nationwide. (Read more about […]
As New Regulations Sweep The Industry, Find Out Where The Next Big Opportunities Are
June 25, 2019
Change is coming to the small business finance industry. Are new opportunities on the horizon? Be sure to find out when you attend one or both of these two great upcoming events! deBanked CONNECT Toronto | July 25, 2019 Less Than 30 Days Left! Tap into the vast opportunities in Canada. Meet the players, learn […]
SEC Secures Judgment Against Direct Lending Investments
June 20, 2019
Without admitting or denying the allegations of the complaint, Direct Lending Investments, a defunct online lending hedge fund, consented to judgment by the SEC on Tuesday. They will be required to pay a disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, prejudgment interest, and a civil penalty that has yet to be determined. Read the full judgment here
Did You Watch the NY Assembly and Senate Vote LIVE?
June 19, 2019
FINAL: S06395 HAS PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AND SENATE AND WILL BECOME LAWREAD MORE With Governor Cuomo’s signature, this law immediately prohibits the filing of COJs against non-New York State residents. #NYSenate Bill S6395, sponsored by Senator @bradhoylman, passed 61-1 (unofficial). Relates to judgment by confession:https://t.co/ybRXsLfwUk — New York Senate (@NYSenate) June 19, 2019
