Source: Black Enterprise
Earlier this year, BLACK ENTERPRISE reported that PayPal had committed over $500 million toward advancing social change and closing the racial wealth gap within the United States. This week, as part of its commitment, the tech giant has announced that it will invest $50 million into early-stage venture capital funds for Black and Latinx businesses.
The investment will be distributed between eight Black and Latinx-led venture capital funds, including Chingona Ventures, Harlem Capital, Precursor Ventures, Zeal Capital Partners, Slauson & Co., and the Fearless Fund, and another fund that was not named.
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October 28, 2020 | admin
Source: The ascent from The Motley Fool
Car loans and personal loans are both term loans, but there are important differences. Find out about car loans vs. personal loans here.
There are lots of different ways to borrow money for big purchases. And for many of us, one of our biggest purchases is a vehicle. If you’re buying a car, you may need to decide whether you should do so using a personal loan or a car loan. While car loans and personal loans have some similarities, there are also important differences between them.
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August 12, 2019 | admin
Source: Yahoo Finance
Is your credit score in the doldrums? If you’re in the market for a loan, you need your score to rise – fast.
Good news: You may indeed be able to give your score a quick lift, depending on why it’s sagging in the first place. A large amount of credit card debt, for example, may be more easily and speedily resolved than an account that’s in default.
Here are six ways to elevate your credit score, from those that can produce fast results to ones that require a slow and steady approach. Take a look.
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June 4, 2019 | admin
Source: CNBC / MSN
Consumers who rely on payday loans to fill their budget gaps may have a new option to turn to: traditional banks. National banks just received the go-ahead to serve that market from their regulator, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
On Wednesday, Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting called for national banks and federal savings associations to step into the short-term, small-dollar installment loan market.
These loans typically range from $300 to $5,000, according to the regulator. And that adds up to about $90 billion in loans taken out every year by millions of U.S. consumers.
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May 28, 2018 | admin
Source: ABL Advisor
Finitive LLC, a financial technology platform providing institutional investors with direct access to alternative lending investments, announced the launch of its zero-fee platform.
Finitive, which commenced operations in August 2017, has received commitments for transactions with an aggregate capacity of $1.3 billion. Several asset managers and banks have committed capital for transactions in the consumer, renewable energy and commercial real estate lending sectors.
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May 22, 2018 | admin
