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SMB Loan Underwriting Prepares For Turbulent Times

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But after years of finding SMBs too unprofitable to finance, lenders have to play catch-up to develop better underwriting processes for greater accuracy and efficiency. This presents a gap in the market and an opportunity for FinTechs to fill it with automated underwriting technologies, like an automated small business credit score.

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Rethinking The SME Loan Underwriting Model In Southeast Asia

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The small business credit gap is a global issue, a problem that banks and FinTechs continue to hack away at, yet one that remains stubbornly persistent. In markets like Southeast Asia, high rates of credit-invisible, underbanked small businesses make filling the small business credit gap an even more difficult challenge.

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CapX Taps Moody’s For SMB Loan Underwriting

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Equipment finance company CapX Partners has announced an integration of Moody’s Analytics technology to strengthen its underwriting and risk mitigation capabilities. CapX noted that Moody’s Analytics’ tool addresses the pain point of lack of access to historical data on small businesses seeking financing.

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How to Merge the Art and Science of Small Business Lending

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There is an art to small business and commercial and industrial (C&I) lending. Underwriters across the financial spectrum of banks, credit unions, and independents do a great job of mitigating risk when dealing with large, complex lending requests. Expedite the process and manage risk with analytics.

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For SMB Underwriting, Exploring A More Reliable Kind Of Alternative Data

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The pullback of banks from the small business lending space left a gap filled by alternative lenders who are exploring new ways to connect entrepreneurs with capital, a journey that includes innovation and a bit of experimentation. They never ask what your business is worth.”

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Open Banking Deepens Its SMB Accounting, Lending Presence

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As Open Banking spreads further into the small business (SMB) financial services market, accounting and lending platforms are taking advantage. Small business accounting platform FreshBooks recently announced an agreement to integrate with Taxfyle , a data sharing arrangement that aims to automate tax prep for small business owners.

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Open Banking Takes On Bad Rap Of Merchant Cash Advance

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The merchant cash advance is considered the payday loan for many in the small business lending market — and that’s not necessarily a good thing. That bank connectivity allows a company like MO to deploy a different tactic in loan underwriting and risk mitigation, Shidfar explained. Regulators have taken note.