Univest adds first South Jersey lending team

How Online Lenders Can Finance Home Improvements

Financing from the peer-to-peer lending sector—with companies like LendingClub, Prosper and Upstart—can be used to cover upgrades at home.

Recent construction trends impacting financial lending

The construction industry is one that’s constantly changing and evolving. Some years, it thrives with new projects filling up the schedule. Others, it struggles to adapt to external pressures and leaves construction companies scrambling for enough work to keep the lights on. The beginning of the new decade has proved challenging for the construction industry […]

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Keep Calm: How to Answer Lender Questions

The loan approval process is indeed exactly that: a process. From the initial application submission all the way to the settlement table and beyond, there are many different steps that are taken. From the borrower’s point of view however, things get pretty quiet after submitting the application and...

No bills to build: The construction lending environment is tighter than ever

If you're a newbie developer looking for financing to build in New York, fuggedaboutit. But uncertainty over a key financing program and a major tax i

How to Get a Loan on a Home that Needs Repairs

Many lenders require a home to be in livable condition when lending money, but owner occupants and investors have options to buy homes that need a lot of work.

Private Money Lenders: How to Fund Your Real Estate Deals

Private money lenders can grow your real estate business to new heights. Read this detailed guide to learn how to start cultivating important relationships!

Podcast: How You and Your Company Can Lend Expertise to a Nonprofit in Need

Plus: Four questions to consider before becoming a social-impact entrepreneur.

How to Get a Home Loan If You Are an Independent Contractor

Are you an independent contractor? If you are, you can get a home loan if you make the right preparations to do so. Just as a lender would for an employee with a W2, that states their annual income, they...

Hotel Construction Lenders & What a CDC Can Do for You

Business owners seeking financing for a hotel construction project have several options they can pursue, but not all are equally attractive.

How to Get a Jumbo Home Loan When a Condo is Still Under Construction

Lenders will generally finance a unit, but they won’t close until the unit is done.

How A Shift In Tone Helped Kiva Re-Engage 32% More Lenders [Email Case Study]

I can’t remember where she lived. Or how she made a living. But I do remember how funding my first Kiva loan (to a woman in Peru) made me feel. If you’re not familiar with Kiva, it’s an immensely popular micro-lending organization that helps low-income entrepreneurs across the world. There’s a certain magic you experience …

IMF — saviour or serial lender?

'Many of the countries seeking IMF help do not end up fixing their economies'

How the Fed Stifles Lending

Quantitative easing hoovers up bonds, leaving less collateral for eager borrowers.

Compound makes it easy to borrow and lend cryptocurrencies