Alternative Financing

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Shopify Quietly Funded $6.7B in Merchant Loans Last Year

Mar 17, 2026

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19 min read

Shopify Quietly Funded $6.7B in Merchant Loans Last Year

Block's commercial book grew 75%. No broker touched a deal.

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

JPMorgan, Pimco Converge on Private Credit's Bad Underwriting

Mar 12, 2026

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18 min read

JPMorgan, Pimco Converge on Private Credit's Bad Underwriting

JPM's $22.2B exposure just got a haircut. Count your layers.

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

BlackRock, Blackstone, Blue Owl All Gated the Same Quarter

Mar 10, 2026

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20 min read

BlackRock, Blackstone, Blue Owl All Gated the Same Quarter

KKR, Carlyle, BlackRock BDCs Are Cutting Dividends in Q1 2026

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

OppFi Defeats DFPI in California True Lender Ruling

Mar 5, 2026

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16 min read

OppFi Defeats DFPI in California True Lender Ruling

Five factors courts now use to validate your structure

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

3rd Double-Pledging Fraud Hits Apollo, Barclays, Wells

Mar 3, 2026

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19 min read

3rd Double-Pledging Fraud Hits Apollo, Barclays, Wells

Barclays lost $800M. Expect tighter warehouse covenants.

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

Marathon's Richards: 10x Software Leverage Will Break

Feb 28, 2026

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17 min read

Marathon's Richards: 10x Software Leverage Will Break

$12.7B BDC maturity wall in 2026: The capital supply chain threat most lenders are ignoring

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

ACV's $19M Tricolor Loss Shows Fraud Crossed Product Lines

Feb 26, 2026

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18 min read

ACV's $19M Tricolor Loss Shows Fraud Crossed Product Lines

$514M in Lender Losses: Tricolor Fraud Spreads to ACV

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

First CFL License Granted for Commercial Lending in CA

Feb 24, 2026

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17 min read

First CFL License Granted for Commercial Lending in CA

SB 1235 Disclosure Was Step One. Licensing Is Step Two.

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

BofA's $25B Lending Bet as Blue Owl Locks Investor Exits

Feb 21, 2026

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18 min read

BofA's $25B Lending Bet as Blue Owl Locks Investor Exits

SLOOS Data Confirms the Window for Alt Lenders Is Widening

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

MCA-Native AI Scorecard From Ex-Bizfi Exec

Feb 19, 2026

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19 min read

MCA-Native AI Scorecard From Ex-Bizfi Exec

AdvanceIQ Challenges Ocrolus, Heron Data; MCA Lending Is Getting Crowded

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

A Shark Tank Alum got $350K MCA in Hours

Feb 17, 2026

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17 min read

A Shark Tank Alum got $350K MCA in Hours

NAICS Codes That Signal Tariff Exposure in Your Portfolio

Jordan Hansen

Alternative Financing

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

Shopify Quietly Funded $6.7B in Merchant Loans Last Year

JPMorgan, Pimco Converge on Private Credit's Bad Underwriting

BlackRock, Blackstone, Blue Owl All Gated the Same Quarter

OppFi Defeats DFPI in California True Lender Ruling

3rd Double-Pledging Fraud Hits Apollo, Barclays, Wells

Marathon's Richards: 10x Software Leverage Will Break

ACV's $19M Tricolor Loss Shows Fraud Crossed Product Lines

First CFL License Granted for Commercial Lending in CA

BofA's $25B Lending Bet as Blue Owl Locks Investor Exits

MCA-Native AI Scorecard From Ex-Bizfi Exec

A Shark Tank Alum got $350K MCA in Hours

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

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