Articles by Sean Murray
The Broker: Funding Businesses The Irish Way
October 10, 2019I’m sitting in the lobby of The Marker Hotel, a 5-star 7-story property on the edge of Dublin’s Grand Canal Dock. Here in Ireland’s major tech hub, I’m waiting for a self-identified corporate finance broker by the name of Rupert Hogan, the managing director of BusinessLoans.ie. Outside of our email exchanges, I don’t really know […] |
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Did You Own Bitcoin Before The 2018 Crash? This Bitter Group of Crypto Plaintiffs Think You May Be Entitled to $1.4 Trillion in Damages
October 8, 2019A group of plaintiffs whose Bitcoins suffered the great crypto crash of 2018, have a rough idea of how much damage was caused ($1.4 trillion) and who exactly was damaged, everyone. The alleged culprit is Tether, a little understood company that’s supposed to issue fully-backed digital US dollars to make trading in the crypto marketplace […] |
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What Happened to Borro?
October 6, 2019In 2013, Borro, an innovative online lending company that was poised to disrupt pawn shop lending forever, invited me to their stylish offices at 767 Third Avenue in Manhattan. It wasn’t for a story per se, but rather to learn more about each other’s place in the world of online lending. deBanked was still called […] |
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How Linked Finance is Linking Irish SMEs With Quick Loans
October 1, 2019Google Maps was convinced that I was already at my destination, but that didn’t make sense because I was still sitting in my cramped Airbnb rental apartment in Dublin and hadn’t left to go anywhere yet. “Oh man please tell me Google works in Ireland,” I said to myself while glancing at the time and […] |
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NYC Taxi Industry Leads Charge to Ban Confessions of Judgment Nationwide
September 30, 2019
New York State may have outlawed entering confessions of judgments (COJs) against out-of-state debtors in their courts, but federal legislators want to see a ban on their use nationwide. On Thursday, the House Financial Services Committee convened for a hearing on predatory debt collection. Notably adding small businesses to the mix with consumers, COJs repeatedly […]
No Fees, Ever – Is Goldman Sachs Winning Or Losing The Online Lending Battle?
September 30, 2019
Peer-to-Peer lending in the United States died the day Goldman Sachs launched a rival online lending company in 2016. Armed with a low cost of capital and the trust of a household name, Marcus, as Goldman Sachs referred to themselves, sought to further disrupt consumer lending by eliminating every type of fee including late fees. […]
Up Next On The New York Legislative Agenda: Funder, Lender, and Broker Licensing
September 10, 2019
New York State Senator James Sanders Jr. has introduced S6688, a commercial financing licensing bill that would require persons or entities engaging in the business of making or soliciting commercial financing products in New York state to obtain a license from the New York Department of Financial Services. The bill covers small business lenders, merchant […]
Stripe Ventures Into Merchant Cash Advance Financing
September 6, 2019
Stripe, a payments firm lauded as the world’s most valuable private fintech company (at $22.5B), has officially launched a merchant cash advance product. Dozens of news outlets have announced that the company is providing loans, but that’s not all, deBanked has learned. Both loans and merchant cash advances are available. The company’s FAQ page originally […]
A Side-By-Side Look At Small Business Funding Securitization Pools
September 6, 2019
Several small business funding companies have closed majored securitization deals since 2018 with Kroll Bond Rating Agency rating the transactions. For the most recent transaction with National Funding, Kroll compared each securitized pool side-by-side in a chart. An abbreviated version of it is below: NFAS 2019-1 (National Funding) RFS 2018-1 (Rapid Finance) CRDBL 2018-1 (Credibly) […]
New York’s COJ Restrictions Have Been Signed Into Law
August 30, 2019
Governor Cuomo has signed S6395, the law that outlaws entering a Confession of Judgment in New York against a non-New York debtor. Rich Azzopardi, a senior advisor to the governor, said on social media that the law has “closed a loophole that allowed unscrupulous creditors to use NY courts to penalize out-of-state consumers with no […]
New York’s COJ Bill Has Been Delivered To The Governor
August 28, 2019
New York’s infamous Confession of Judgment bill has finally been delivered to the governor for his signature. Although the legislative process offers flexibility to depart from the statutory timelines (as we have witnessed), the governor now presumably has 10 days or less to sign it. Stay tuned. The Confession of Judgment ban is very specific, […]
The 2019 Top Small Business Funders By Revenue
August 14, 2019
The below chart ranks several companies in the non-bank small business financing space by revenue over the last 5 years. The data is primarily drawn from reports submitted to the Inc. 5000 list, public earnings statements, or published media reports. It is not comprehensive. Companies for which no data is publicly available are excluded. Want […]
Chase Ends Partnership With OnDeck, OnDeck Stock Tanks On Bucket of Mixed News
July 29, 2019
The market didn’t take too kindly to OnDeck’s Q2 earnings announcement on Monday. The stock price set a new all time intraday low of $3.01, down 24% from Friday’s close. First, JPM Chase ended their partnership with OnDeck, the company said, bringing a 3-year relationship to a close. “We can’t speak for Chase and their […]
deBanked CONNECT Toronto Photos
July 27, 2019
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Early Bird Ticket Pricing To deBanked CONNECT San Diego Ends Soon!
July 26, 2019
deBanked CONNECT Toronto was a hit and photos and coverage of the event will be available soon. But in the meantime there’s only SIX DAYS LEFT of early bird pricing to deBanked CONNECT San Diego! This event is taking place at the Hard Rock Hotel in October 24th. Brokers get in with a discounted price. […]
deBanked CONNECT Toronto Kicks Off Today
July 25, 2019
Welcome to The Omni King Edward Hotel Don’t be late! Registration and networking starts at 1:30pm at The Omni King Edward Hotel in Toronto. Schedule of events: 1:30 pm – 3:00pm Registration + Networking + Meet Our Sponsors – Prefunction, 17th Floor 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm General Sessions – Crystal Ballroom, 17th Floor 6:00 pm – […]
Breakout Capital is BACK
July 17, 2019
Above: Breakout Capital Finance founder Carl Fairbank shakes hands with SecurCapital CEO Steve Russell SecurCapital Corp has acquired the lending business of Breakout Capital Finance. Breakout was founded in 2015 by Carl Fairbank, a former investment banker, and quickly made a splash in the burgeoning small business lending industry. The company has raised significant capital […]
Confession of Judgment Bill Still Awaits Governor’s Signature
July 9, 2019
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo will have only ten days to sign S6395, the bill that prohibits companies from entering Confessions of Judgment in New York against non-New York State debtors, once its delivered to him. Only two possible contingencies could prevent that from happening: (1) An official veto (2) a pocket veto Neither […]
Federal Lawmakers Not Convinced NY Confession of Judgment Ban is Enough
June 25, 2019
The recent New York State law that effectively ended the era of Confessions of Judgment in the small business finance industry is apparently not enough to satiate the outrage of some federal lawmakers. This morning, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Rep. Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced the “Small Business Lending Fairness Act” that would outlaw […]
