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Insights on lending technologies and strategies helping credit unions streamline application processes, improve underwriting, and grow their loan portfolios.
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Household Debt and Mortgages Rise in Report Roundup
"Household debt can be a helpful tool for managing major expenses, like buying a home or paying school tuition, but it can also become a significant burden if left unchecked..."
Roy Urrico
Aug 8, 2025


Carrington Labs Brings Lending Solutions to U.S. Banking
heir solutions enable lending decisions by analyzing real-time cash flow data rather than relying solely on traditional credit scores.
Roy Urrico
Aug 1, 2025


KeySavvy Platform Modernizes Private-Party Auto Lending for Credit Unions
How KeySavvy's platform enables credit unions like Great Basin Federal Credit Union to overcome the traditional complexities of private-party auto lending by converting the sale into a secure, all-digital dealer transaction.
John San Filippo
Jun 30, 2025


Cybersecurity Roundup: the Rise of First-Party Fraud; and Some Consumers Deterred by Biometrics
First-party fraud, which includes misrepresenting or giving false personal or account information for financial gain, represented 36% of all reported fraud in 2024.
Roy Urrico
Jun 11, 2025


Asset-Based Lending: Alternative Financing for Hard-Pressed Business Members
By Roy Urrico Asset-based lending (ABL) is a business financing option typically backed by tangible resources including accounts...
Roy Urrico
Apr 16, 2025


Helping Members Get Financial Help When They Need it
Removing barriers to real-time microlending.
Roy Urrico
Dec 9, 2024


Smart-Sourcing Credit Union Lending Services
Outsourcing for specific needs.
Roy Urrico
Oct 18, 2024


Happy Money Helps Create New Growth Opportunity for Credit Unions
Easier access to funds for members.
Roy Urrico
Oct 2, 2024


Rapid Finance Lynx FIs with Small Business Lending Data
A way to help FIs make quick decisions about small business loans.
Roy Urrico
Sep 12, 2024


Jovia Shifts to Clutch for Loan and Deposit Engines
Building an experience through onboarding members and loans.
Roy Urrico
Aug 30, 2024


Alkami Research Identifies Impact of Current Interest Rate Environment on FIs and Consumers
“The rising interest rate environment, the likes of which hasn’t been seen in decades, is creating new pressure..."
Roy Urrico
Jul 3, 2024


Bancography Outlook on 2024 Trends and Challenges Highlights Deposits to Fund Loans and Retaining Branches
Forecasting the upcoming year puts deposits and branches on the front burner.
Roy Urrico
May 8, 2024


Klarna Challenges Traditional Credit Model
A challenge to the traditional credit and lending initiative.
Roy Urrico
Apr 5, 2024


IFT: ‘Smartsourcing’ Can Solve Immediate Credit Union Workforce Needs
Outsourcing in a smart manner can help credit unions manage business processes.
Roy Urrico
Mar 20, 2024


Reports Suggest Saving for a House, and Property Investment Interest, Vary Widely by States
By Roy Urrico. A couple of reports that could help credit unions understand potential borrowers’ current state of mind, literally.
Roy Urrico
Nov 8, 2023


A Third of Americans Less Confident They Can Afford a Home
By Roy Urrico. a nationwide mortgage lending survey by Costa Mesa, Calif.-based MeridianLink.
Roy Urrico
Sep 27, 2023


CNote Deploys Corporate Dollars to Drive Community Development
By Roy Urrico. A women-led fintech platform deploys corporate cash gathered from impact investors through CFIs.
Roy Urrico
Jul 26, 2023


Employment Verification Platform Aims to Help CU Home Finance Market
By Roy Urrico. New York City based Argyle, a payroll connectivity platform aims to helps credit unions grow home finance market share.
Roy Urrico
Jun 30, 2023


Fintechs Partner to Expand Lender Options for the Underserved
By Roy Urrico. Two fintechs partner to connect connects turned-down borrowers with the resources needed to obtain loan approvals.
Roy Urrico
Jun 14, 2023


Making Construction Loans Easier to Take On
By Roy Urrico. CFSI Loan Management, an end-to-end construction risk mitigation company, makes it easier to take on construction loans.
Roy Urrico
May 10, 2023


Delivering Embedded E-Commerce Credit Offers from Credit Unions
By Roy Urrico. Union Credit, a marketplace for credit unions to make firm, one-click credit offers at the point of purchase.
Roy Urrico
Apr 28, 2023


Partners 1st FCU Seeks to Enhance Efficiency and Lending in Move to Fiserv’s Real-Time DNA Core
By Roy Urrico. Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Partners 1st Federal Credit Union announced its transition to the real-time DNA core from Fiserv.
Roy Urrico
Apr 12, 2023


Creating Open Integrated Lending Systems
By Roy Urrico. Many credit unions have lending capabilities restricted by legacy cores and siloed systems.
Roy Urrico
Mar 31, 2023


Canada’s IFT Trusts New Lending Process Platform Will Appeal to U.S. Credit Unions
By Roy Urrico. IFT launched its fully compliant and brandable IFT Ignite BPO platform.
Roy Urrico
Mar 10, 2023


Loan Collections Helped by Texting from Eltropy-AKUVO Partnership
By Roy Urrico. Eltropy, which provides digital communications platforms, partnered with collections firm AKUVO.
Roy Urrico
Jan 31, 2023


Community Financial Institutions are Missing Out on Small Business Revenue Opportunities
By Roy Urrico. A recent survey revealed that credit unions and community FIs are missing out on small business revenue opportunities.
Roy Urrico
Dec 1, 2022


Q2 Uses FinovateFall to Spotlight Rocket Mortgage Partnership and Tech Accelerator
By Roy Urrico. Q2 reps sat down with Finopotamus at FinovateFall 2022 to discuss recent announcments including Rocket Mortgage partnership.
Roy Urrico
Sep 20, 2022


Loss Mitigation Help for Mortgage Servicers
By Roy Urrico. Dallas-based OrangeGrid launched its loss mitigation platform to quickly provide relief with focused default capabilities.
Roy Urrico
Aug 12, 2022


Inovatec, AFG Canada to Provide Auto Lease Services to Canadian CUs
By Roy Urrico. Two fintechs — Inovatec Systems and AFG Canada — to support auto leasing programs available to Canadian credit unions.
Roy Urrico
Aug 10, 2022


CUs Have New Hedging Capabilities in Its Derivative Toolbelt
By Roy Urrico. Matthew Tevis, of Chatham Financial, helps break down the NCUA's new derivation rules.
Roy Urrico
Jul 13, 2022


Consumer Spending Habits and Mortgage Lending Data
Highlighting Two Reports: from PSCU and the FFIEC.
Roy Urrico
Jul 1, 2022


Credit Unions ‘Upgrade’ to Acquire Assets and New Members
By Roy Urrico. San Francisco-based Upgrade lets credit unions purchase loans and card receivables originated through Upgrade.
Roy Urrico
May 27, 2022


New Loan Platform Seeks to Unlock Data for Community Financial Institutions
By Roy Urrico. Two former bankers' mission is for FIs to take full advantage of the data they own.
Roy Urrico
Apr 12, 2022


Raddon Trends: Equity Lending, BNPL, Staff Shortages May Impact Credit Unions In 2022
By Roy Urrico. There are opportunities for credit unions to navigate through a changing 2022 economic environment.
Roy Urrico
Feb 9, 2022


Unleashing Data to Improve Lending Opportunities
By Roy Urrico. TrackStar.ai, an Arizona startup believes its predictive API could help credit unions offer more loan opportunities.
Roy Urrico
Jan 12, 2022
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