NYT Article: Can’t Get a Bank Loan? The Alternatives Are Expanding
Ivan Rincon’s products may have been skimpy, but he was convinced his growth prospects were not. Orchid Boutique, the online...
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Save The Date!
Save the Date! FSIC will be holding a roundtable on Capitol Hill April 29th, 2014 as part of a continued...
Read moreThank you for attending FSIC Roundtable March 24th 2014
Thank you to everyone that attended the recent FSIC Roundtable event on Capitol Hill "How Innovation in Financial Services Can...
Read moreFSIC Roundtable March 24th
March 24th, 2013: FSIC Roundtable - "How Innovation in Financial Services Can Help Close the Credit Gap"12:00 - 1:30 US Capitol...
Read moreUSPS – Alternative to Payday Lending
Dallas Morning News (February, 10 2014) Is post-office banking an alternative to payday lending? The U.S. Postal Service has proposed...
Read moreBehavioral Data Startup Combines Big Data with Credit ‘Traffic School’
American Banker (Dec 4, 2014) -- When a cop pulled over Zaydoon Munir, the soon-to-be entrepreneur experienced an "aha" moment: what...
Read moreFSIC CEO Joe Baca Pens Letter to CFPB Dir. Richard Cordray with message, “Just saying no to the payday loan industry is not enough.”
WASHINGTON (June 4, 2013) –– Today, former U. S. Rep. Joe Baca, CEO of the Financial Services Innovation Coalition, delivered...
Read moreNFCC Financial Literacy Survey Reveals Consumers’ Top Financial Concerns
National Foundation for Credit Counseling (April, 2013) – As Financial Literacy Month begins, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) and...
Read moreGoogle pulls all Moneysupermarket ads in crackdown on payday loan vendors that flout AdWords policies
The Drum (April 8, 2013) – Google has pulled all Moneysupermarket paid-search ads as part of a crackdown on payday loan...
Read moreEvaluating Too-Good-to-be-True Online Bank Offers
Reuters (March 4, 2013) – Interest rates at 8 times the national average! Absolutely no overdraft fees! No minimums! Free checks!...
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