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Newsom signed AB 2116 — DFPI licenses required for MCA, factoring & commercial finance by July 2028. Plus: search 441 state registrations in our new member database.

Newsom Signs AB 2116: California Will License Commercial Finance — Here's Who's Already on a State Registry

Newsom signed AB 2116: DFPI licenses required for MCA, factoring & commercial finance by July 2028. Plus: search 441 state registrations in our new member database.

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Stripe Acquires Parafin: What It Means for SMB Lending

Stripe Is Buying Parafin - Embedded SMB Lending Just Consolidated at the Top

Stripe is buying Parafin, the embedded lender behind DoorDash and Amazon financing — $3B funded to 60,000 businesses. What the deal means for funders and brokers.

Newsom Signs AB 2116: California Will License Commercial Finance — Here's Who's Already on a State Registry

Newsom signed AB 2116: DFPI licenses required for MCA, factoring & commercial finance by July 2028. Plus: search 441 state registrations in our new member database.

Experian Cashflow Attributes: Bank Data Underwriting at Scale

Experian Launches Cashflow Attributes, and the Bank Account Moves Closer to Becoming the New Credit File

Experian launched 500+ Cashflow Attributes for commercial lenders, built with Slope, claiming a 24% thin-file lift. Why cash flow data is king in business lending.

SEC Charges 5G Funding, Jacob Garfinkel Over $4.5M MCA Fraud

SEC Charges 5G Funding and Jacob Garfinkel Over Alleged $4.5M MCA Investment Fraud

SEC charges 5G Funding and Jacob Garfinkel over an alleged $4.5M MCA investment fraud involving syndication, investor reporting and diverted funds.

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 & 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.

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.

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Newsom Signs AB 2116: California Will License Commercial Finance — Here's Who's Already on a State Registry

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Stripe Is Buying Parafin - Embedded SMB Lending Just Consolidated at the Top

Newsom Signs AB 2116: California Will License Commercial Finance — Here's Who's Already on a State Registry

Experian Launches Cashflow Attributes, and the Bank Account Moves Closer to Becoming the New Credit File

SEC Charges 5G Funding and Jacob Garfinkel Over Alleged $4.5M MCA Investment Fraud

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

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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