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via dw: A major upheaval is underway in China’s peer-to-peer (P2P) finance sector after numerous cases of fraud and negligence. As loans helped finance cars and property, could the crisis worsen … Read more
via businessinsider: The US housing market took a dark turn in 2018 as homebuying fell off a cliff and mortgage lenders saw a steep decline in applications, originations, and profits. Interest … Read more
via @lebas_janney: Two banks, $C and $JPM have reported increases in loan loss provisions/credit costs. They’re preparing for the credit downturn, even if they don’t say so outright. On the plus … Read more
(Reuters) – The top lenders of Toys ‘R’ Us have decided to cancel the bankruptcy auction of its brand name and other intellectual property assets and instead plan to revive … Read more
by John Rubino You’d think the previous decade’s housing bust would still be fresh in the minds of mortgage lenders, if no one else. But apparently not. One of the … Read more
by John Rubino One of the hallmarks of late-stage bubbles is a shift of power from lenders to borrowers. As asset prices soar and interest rates plunge it becomes harder … Read more