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Tim Tebow, Life Surge & The Credit Card Stacking Debt Trap

Tim Tebow, Life Surge, and the Loan Broker Offering Credit Card Stacking

How the Life Surge seminar funnel headlined by Tim Tebow uses credit card stacking and HELOCs to fund $40K upsells—and why the FTC is cracking down.

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Valley National to Acquire Bluevine for $340M: What It Means

Bluevine Sells to Valley National for $340M, and the Fintech-Bank Convergence Finds Its Third Path

Valley National Bancorp is buying small business fintech Bluevine for ~$340M. What the deal means for its line of credit, term loans, and the fintech-bank M&A wave.

Tim Tebow, Life Surge, and the Loan Broker Offering Credit Card Stacking

How the Life Surge seminar funnel headlined by Tim Tebow uses credit card stacking and HELOCs to fund $40K upsells—and why the FTC is cracking down.

SBA OIG report finds two nonbank lenders drove most SBLC defaults and early defaults

Two SBA Nonbank Lenders Drove Most Defaults as OIG Questions Years of Oversight

Two nonbank SBA lenders drove most SBLC defaults as OIG found repeated deficiencies and weaknesses in SBA oversight.

KKR Launches Akrapoint Commercial Capital With $350 Million Equipment Finance Commitment

KKR is backing Akrapoint Commercial Capital with $350 million to finance vocational, industrial and specialty equipment for U.S. businesses.

Cashera Unifies US and UK Operations Under One Brand

Cashera consolidated its US and UK operations under one brand, citing 1,000% growth in its Instant product, with a flexible line of capital planned for 2027.

NMI Expands Business Capital: Term Loans via Parafin for ISOs

NMI Adds Embedded Lending Options

NMI added term loans and starter offers to Business Capital, its Parafin-powered embedded lending program, putting merchant financing in the hands of 6,000 platform partners and ISOs.

Facial Recognition, Bad Detective Work and 163 Days in Jail: The Angela Lipps Case

Angela Lipps spent 163 days in custody after a facial recognition lead and investigative errors. Her case raises serious questions about AI oversight.

BNC Shareholders Say Yes to OppFi. Now Comes the Part That Killed Enova's Deal.

BNCCORP stockholders approved the $130M sale to OppFi days after Enova killed its own bank deal. Regulatory approval is now the test for fintech bank charters.

Enova Kills the Grasshopper Bank Deal, and the Market Takes a Billion Dollars Off Its Value

OnDeck parent Enova pulled its OCC and Fed applications to buy Grasshopper Bank after state AG pressure. Shares fell 25%. What it means for SMB lending.

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Tim Tebow, Life Surge, and the Loan Broker Offering Credit Card Stacking

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Bluevine Sells to Valley National for $340M, and the Fintech-Bank Convergence Finds Its Third Path

Tim Tebow, Life Surge, and the Loan Broker Offering Credit Card Stacking

Two SBA Nonbank Lenders Drove Most Defaults as OIG Questions Years of Oversight

KKR Launches Akrapoint Commercial Capital With $350 Million Equipment Finance Commitment

Cashera Unifies US and UK Operations Under One Brand

NMI Adds Embedded Lending Options

Facial Recognition, Bad Detective Work and 163 Days in Jail: The Angela Lipps Case

BNC Shareholders Say Yes to OppFi. Now Comes the Part That Killed Enova's Deal.

Enova Kills the Grasshopper Bank Deal, and the Market Takes a Billion Dollars Off Its Value

All around great experience and a great resource. I went through another broker training before I found Funder Intel. I was bumping my head against the wall trying to learn the industry and build my business. This is a very different experience. I highly recommend.

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