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June 1, 2007
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Microfinance: Banking for the Poor Although microfinance appears to be a promising way to provide financial services to the poor, there is considerable debate about its future.   |
BusinessWeek
September 27, 2004
Manjeet Kripalani |
Tiny Loans, High Finance Microfinance institutions have been making loans in India since the 1980s -- with near-zero default rate. Now the women of Pothaipalli are linking up with global capital markets. |
The Motley Fool
October 16, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
A Helping Hand Mohammad Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize last week for pursuing a revolutionary idea -- that the poorest of the poor can help themselves to self-employment with tiny loans. |
U.S. Banker
April 2010
Laura Thompson Osuri |
Coming to America Grameen, one of the world s best-known microlenders, is out to prove that small loans can make a difference for the poor in developed countries, too. |
The Motley Fool
December 4, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Avoid the Loan Sharks For those with less-than-perfect credit histories, there's a scary trend in personal finance these days. In the name of convenience, some borrowers are digging themselves into a hole from which they may never emerge. |
BusinessWeek
December 26, 2005
Jeffrey Gangemi |
Muhammad Yunus: Microcredit Missionary This economics professor wasn't afraid to turn the rules of banking upside down. As a result, he inspired a whole category of lending and propelled to the top of a powerful financial institution. |
BusinessWeek
November 27, 2006
Jay Greene |
Taking Tiny Loans To The Next Level An idea, not a person, was the most powerful force in philanthropy in 2006. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001
Neil Gregory & Stoyan Tenev |
The Financing of Private Enterprise in China A 1999 survey of more than 600 private Chinese enterprises revealed that they relied primarily on self-financing. For China's private sector to thrive, firms will need increased access to external loan and equity financing... |
AskMen.com
March 4, 2001
Luis Rodrigues |
The Truth About Bank Loans When the time comes to borrow money from the bank to buy a house, a car or start a business, people still get extremely stressed about meeting with the banking loans officer... |
OCC Bulletin
April 4, 2001 |
Leveraged Financing Guidance for bankers and examiners that more fully describes supervisory expectations regarding sound practices for leveraged financing activities. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2006
Christensen et al. |
Bankable Assets Africa faces many obstacles in developing financial systems. New markets and institutions need to be able to flourish. |
U.S. Banker
February 2009
John Engen |
Microfinance: Ready For Its Big Leap? Janie Barrera's nonprofit microfinance institution seeks out borrowers on the fringe of society, offering them not only small-business loans but also credit and business-development counseling. |
BusinessWeek
December 26, 2005 |
Can Technology Eliminate Poverty? Grameen Bank Founder Muhammad Yunus thinks so. And he explains why changing the world is a lot more fun than just making money. |
IDB America
April 2004
Paul Constance |
Small But Profitable A new lender in Ecuador uses cutting-edge software and old-fashioned research to tap a lucrative segment of the microcredit market. |
AskMen.com
Michael Estrin |
7 Things to Remember When Borrowing Money Whether you're starting a small business, remodeling your home or just paying some bills, from time to time you'll need to borrow money. When your time comes, here are some things to consider. |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
How Credit Can Save the World Here's the remarkable story of the Grameen Bank, which recently won the Nobel Peace Prize, and offers many insights and lessons on how businesses thrive and grow. |
BusinessWeek
June 17, 2010
Ruth David |
Worrying Signs in India's Microfinance Boom As IPOs of some of India's microfinance companies near, there are fears of rising defaults among poor borrowers. |
BusinessWeek
May 9, 2005
Eric Uhlfelder |
Micro Loans, Solid Returns Microfinance funds lend small amounts to the poor in developing nations to help them launch small enterprises. Investors benefit from these funds. |
U.S. Banker
July 2009
Andrew Dubinsky |
Electronic Lending Could Help Avert Another Crisis If regulators had the tools in place to effectively view complex debt instruments and the links between the financial institutions that securitize, hold, and insure them this crisis may not have happened. |
The Motley Fool
October 9, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Know Your Numbers: Consumer Credit Use economic data to gain the upper hand in your investing. The Federal Reserve's consumer credit report provides some useful information about the borrowing practices of typical consumers. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2010
Pam Krug |
Post-Bailout Financing Challenges The loan market remains frozen today. Hundreds of billions of dollars of commercial mortgages are coming due in 2010 and 2011. The government must address the issue of commercial mortgage market liquidity or the impact of commercial loan defaults on the economy will be devastating. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 13, 2012
Carmen Nobel |
When Good Incentives Lead to Bad Decisions New research explores how various compensation incentives affect lending decisions among bank loan officers. |
AskMen.com
Corey Weiner |
Consolidate Your Debts Some strategies for effectively consolidating your debts and regulating your monthly cash flow as any prosperous enterprise must. |
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2007
Ben Johnson |
Small Banks, Big Risks In the new era of commercial real estate lending, federal regulators are pressuring even the smallest banks to upgrade their portfolio analysis capabilities to avoid the pitfalls of past downturns. |
Finance & Development
March 2011
Irena Asmundson |
What Are Financial Services? In the aftermath of the global crisis, there has been a call for tighter regulation of financial services. But what is a financial service? |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2007
David A. Twibell |
Community Investing Special loan funds for underserved communities are popping up like condos. Now you can help clients jump into the lending pool. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
How the Fed Affects You Federal Reserve decisions about interest rates trickle down to everyone. |
Wall Street & Technology
September 19, 2006
Tim Clark |
The Quiet Market Explosion While most of the industry has been focusing on exotic investment products and emerging markets, the securities lending market has boomed into a $16 trillion business. But with rapid growth comes substantial risk. |
BusinessWeek
November 15, 2004
Balfour & Roberts |
The Leak In China's Banking System Frustrated with low returns, Chinese savers are taking money out of state banks and lending it themselves. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2002
Kevin McKinley |
First National Bank of Mom and Dad Details that clients need to consider when lending money between generations |
This Old House
Sid Davis |
Here's How to Finance Your Remodel Financing a remodeling project doesn't have to be a crap shoot. Here's a game plan for choosing the best deal. |
BusinessWeek
September 3, 2007
Peter Coy |
It's Out Of Bernanke's Reach There's little the Fed can do about the information gap behind investors' panic. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2009
Ron Cordes |
Good Deeds, Done Well The changes social entrepreneurship and microfinance are bringing to Buyobo, Africa are obvious and tangible |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2007
John Rosevear |
Financing That New Car, Part 2 There are lots of ways to finance a car, and spending a little time reviewing the options before you go shopping can save you time, hassle, and money. |
BusinessWeek
November 27, 2006 |
A Big Stage For Small Loans Muhammad Yunus hopes to use his new-found status to get world governments behind microfinance. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Mortgages for the Military The Veterans Administration has programs for current and former members of the military to help them get financing to buy a home. Serving in the military generally makes you eligible to take out a VA loan. |
U.S. Banker
June 2007
John Tozzi |
Union Bank of Cal's Edge Sharpens Its Diversity Success Taking advantage of a little used Fed exemption, one California bank made 263 loans to minority borrowers last year that would have been denied under the bank's usual lending criteria. |
Entrepreneur
May 2008
Scott Bernard Nelson |
Between Peers Could a new wave of social lending sites be a good place for your investment dollars? |
BusinessWeek
July 31, 2006
Jessi Hempel |
A Little Money Goes A Long Way Kiva is using the power of social networking to help small businesses around the world obtain tiny loans. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2010
David C. Hannah |
Community Banks Step Into a New Role Banks can band together with other similarly situated community banks to share the credit risk through a loan participation or syndication arrangement. |
Reason
April 2007
Katherine Mangu-Ward |
Loan Arrangers A newly booming website, kiva.org, has made microlending more accessible by collating small individual contributions into larger loans. The non-profit connects people willing to invest small sums directly with entrepreneurial projects in the Third World. |
HBS Working Knowledge
April 4, 2007
Garry Emmons |
The Business of Global Poverty What role should business play as the world confronts what may be the most explosive socioeconomic challenge of the new century? |
Entrepreneur
February 2010
Julie Bennett |
What to Do When the Bank Pulls Your Line of Credit A closer look at who's lending and when the cost is too high. |
Reason
April 2002
Mike Lynch |
Legal Loan Sharking or Essential Service? The great "payday loan" controversy... |
FDIC FYI
September 17, 2003
Susan Burhouse |
Evaluating the Consumer Lending Revolution Consumer balance sheets have become stretched by large amounts of new consumer and mortgage debt. This rapid increase in consumer spending and borrowing raises important questions about the sustainability of current debt loads and the vulnerability of the consumer sector to economic shocks. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2010
Donald Jay Korn |
College Loans Say Uncle The new law excluding banks from making federal education loans should be a PLUS for borrowers who can now turn to the Bank of Uncle Sam. |
Bank Technology News
March 2006
Michael Grebb |
Cutting To the Chase New rules under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act require lenders to collect and reveal data on a loan applicant's race, sex and income. Institutions must also share how they determine rate spreads for different applicants. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 28, 2014 |
Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit In part three of her series on the state of small-business lending, Karen Mills discusses how public-private partnerships and government guarantee programs have the potential to enhance economic growth. |
The Motley Fool
January 8, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
On Financing a Car Be smart and prepared to get the best rate on a car loan. |
Inc.
June 2007
Elaine Appleton Grant |
High-Risk Loans--From a Nonprofit Community funds are filling a gap for people and companies that have little collateral, are in the early stages of development, or have less than pristine credit. |
