Alternative Financing

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SBA's New Citizenship Rule Blocks 7,000+ Borrowers

Feb 5, 2026

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20 min read

SBA's New Citizenship Rule Blocks 7,000+ Borrowers

March 1 Deadline Pushes Pre-Approved Borrowers to MCAs

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

Sprout CEO's Wife Gets License Amid $87M Case

Feb 3, 2026

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19 min read

Sprout CEO's Wife Gets License Amid $87M Case

Why MCA and ABL Funders Should Watch This Licensing Gap

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

Equifax's New Credit Abuse Model Targets Loan Stacking

Jan 31, 2026

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22 min read

Equifax's New Credit Abuse Model Targets Loan Stacking

Real-time detection for prequalification and origination

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

Equipment Finance Hits $10.6B: Banks Up 7.7%, Independents -3.7%

Jan 27, 2026

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17 min read

Equipment Finance Hits $10.6B: Banks Up 7.7%, Independents -3.7%

ELFA January 2026: 34.6% Expect Improvement, Up From 12.5% in December

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

Credit Key Gets $90M Barings Capital Backing

Jan 24, 2026

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16 min read

Credit Key Gets $90M Barings Capital Backing

Net 30 terms at checkout compete with your advance products

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

Heron Broker Suite Goes Live with Full Deal Flow AI Automation

Jan 20, 2026

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16 min read

Heron Broker Suite Goes Live with Full Deal Flow AI Automation

Big Think Capital Reports 98% Speed Gain on Heron Platform

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

Regional Bank CPB Deploys Full-Stack SMB Automation

Jan 17, 2026

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20 min read

Regional Bank CPB Deploys Full-Stack SMB Automation

Hawaii's Top SBA Lender Launches Biz2X Platform for Same-Week Funding

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

Idea Financial Closes $20M Term Loan with EverBank

Jan 13, 2026

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17 min read

Idea Financial Closes $20M Term Loan with EverBank

Level Esq plaintiff firm financing gains bank support

Jordan Hansen

Regulatory Technology [RegTech]

CA SB 362 Bans Factor Rate Language Starting Jan 1

Jan 10, 2026

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17 min read

CA SB 362 Bans Factor Rate Language Starting Jan 1

Every pricing mention now requires APR after offer extends

Jordan Hansen

Regulatory Technology [RegTech]

Vectra Bank Sues CSI Factoring Firm for $4.5M Default

Jan 8, 2026

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11 min read

Vectra Bank Sues CSI Factoring Firm for $4.5M Default

Case highlights collateral monitoring gaps for A/R lenders

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

Tricolor Execs Indicted; Recordings Catch Cover-Up in Progress

Jan 3, 2026

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12 min read

Tricolor Execs Indicted; Recordings Catch Cover-Up in Progress

CEO faces life sentence as CFO, finance exec plead guilty and cooperate

Jordan Hansen

ChatGPT & Automation

Provenir's LendTech Award; Taktile Raises $54M for Lenders

Dec 30, 2025

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16 min read

Provenir's LendTech Award; Taktile Raises $54M for Lenders

Taktile Launches AI Agents & Decisioning platform

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

Comerica Survey Reports 79% of SMBs expect Growth

Dec 27, 2025

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17 min read

Comerica Survey Reports 79% of SMBs expect Growth

But SBA defaults hit 3.7% and up in 44 states; Where Is the Stress Showing?

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

PayPal Files for Utah ILC Charter to Originate SMB Loans Directly

Dec 23, 2025

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18 min read

PayPal Files for Utah ILC Charter to Originate SMB Loans Directly

Paypal seeks to originate directly after $30B through WebBank

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

Dec 20, 2025

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15 min read

Mastercard & LoanPro's 'Loan on Card'

Card-Based Loan Disbursement for 2026 Launch

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

J.S. Held Survey: SMB Hiring Intentions Collapse to 10%

Dec 18, 2025

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17 min read

J.S. Held Survey: SMB Hiring Intentions Collapse to 10%

Stressed Borrowers, Not Growth Seekers, Are Coming in Q1 2026

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

Dec 16, 2025

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17 min read

Enova-Grasshopper $369M Acquisition

Enova paid double what LendingClub paid for Radius. Worth it?

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

Blackstone-Harvest $1B Deal for Small-Balance CRE

Dec 13, 2025

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18 min read

Blackstone-Harvest $1B Deal for Small-Balance CRE

Insurance capital now competing for your best owner-occupied borrowers

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

NMI-Parafin’s White-Label Embedded Lending

Dec 11, 2025

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17 min read

NMI-Parafin’s White-Label Embedded Lending

4,000 ISO Partners Can Now Offer MCA Products

Jordan Hansen

Market Dynamics & Strategy

OCC & FDIC Ended Sponsor Deal Restrictions

Dec 9, 2025

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21 min read

OCC & FDIC Ended Sponsor Deal Restrictions

JP Morgan Adds $50B Direct Lending; Debt-to-EBITDA Caps Removed

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

Dec 6, 2025

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17 min read

Tyson Closes Plant: 3,200 Jobs Gone

Is your portfolio exposed to 68850?

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

Gibraltar's $12.5MM ABL Workout: Starco Brands Unravels

Dec 2, 2025

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18 min read

Gibraltar's $12.5MM ABL Workout: Starco Brands Unravels

What a $12.5MM forbearance structure looks like inside

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

Fed Report: $500B+ Warehouse Capacity for Lenders

Nov 29, 2025

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17 min read

Fed Report: $500B+ Warehouse Capacity for Lenders

30% YoY growth in bank commitments to securitization vehicles

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

UMB Bank: First Brands Abandons $55M in Assets

Nov 27, 2025

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11 min read

UMB Bank: First Brands Abandons $55M in Assets

SPE lenders say $55M collateral being pooled improperly

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

Fat Brands Hit With $1.3B Debt Acceleration

Nov 25, 2025

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12 min read

Fat Brands Hit With $1.3B Debt Acceleration

WBS structure collapses as royalty cash flow evaporates

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

SBA's New Citizenship Rule Blocks 7,000+ Borrowers

Sprout CEO's Wife Gets License Amid $87M Case

Equifax's New Credit Abuse Model Targets Loan Stacking

Equipment Finance Hits $10.6B: Banks Up 7.7%, Independents -3.7%

Credit Key Gets $90M Barings Capital Backing

Heron Broker Suite Goes Live with Full Deal Flow AI Automation

Regional Bank CPB Deploys Full-Stack SMB Automation

Idea Financial Closes $20M Term Loan with EverBank

CA SB 362 Bans Factor Rate Language Starting Jan 1

Vectra Bank Sues CSI Factoring Firm for $4.5M Default

Tricolor Execs Indicted; Recordings Catch Cover-Up in Progress

Provenir's LendTech Award; Taktile Raises $54M for Lenders

Comerica Survey Reports 79% of SMBs expect Growth

PayPal Files for Utah ILC Charter to Originate SMB Loans Directly

Mastercard & LoanPro's 'Loan on Card'

J.S. Held Survey: SMB Hiring Intentions Collapse to 10%

Enova-Grasshopper $369M Acquisition

Blackstone-Harvest $1B Deal for Small-Balance CRE

NMI-Parafin’s White-Label Embedded Lending

OCC & FDIC Ended Sponsor Deal Restrictions

Tyson Closes Plant: 3,200 Jobs Gone

Gibraltar's $12.5MM ABL Workout: Starco Brands Unravels

Fed Report: $500B+ Warehouse Capacity for Lenders

UMB Bank: First Brands Abandons $55M in Assets

Fat Brands Hit With $1.3B Debt Acceleration

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