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Dallas loan broker Kwanghee Anh fled the U.S. for years after a $29M bank fraud scheme. She was caught in South Korea and sentenced to 58 months.

Parafin now powers SpotOn Capital, bringing embedded financing, business-performance underwriting and lower costs to restaurant operators.

Luminar Capital secured a $5 million senior credit facility, scalable to $15 million, to expand small business funding, products and ISO partnerships.

California AB 2116 has cleared the Legislature and could require commercial finance providers and brokers to obtain DFPI licenses beginning in 2028.

An updated Porter's Five Forces analysis of alternative business lending, capital supplier power collapsed, embedded platforms reshaped rivalry, and consolidation arrived.

A Georgia businessman faces bank and wire fraud charges after prosecutors say he used fabricated brokerage statements and forged documents to obtain $24 million in financing.

Clearco secured a $100M asset-backed facility from Macquarie, which could support ~$900M in e-commerce funding as the once-$2B fintech makes a comeback.

Capital After Hours returns to Sixty Vines Las Olas on September 9 for business lending and fintech networking, premium drinks, food and NFL Opening Night.

A former Sweetwater commissioner, Sophia Lacayo, got 18 months for $948K in PPP fraud, sentenced in May, announced by DOJ in August.

Carmine Agnello, grandson of mob boss John Gotti, has begun his 15-month prison term for $1.1M in COVID relief fraud after a judge denied further kidney transplant delays.

FinCEN's final rule ends beneficial ownership reporting for U.S. companies and deletes collected data. The pros, the criticism, and what it means for lenders

Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering over an alleged $1.5M COVID EIDL loan fraud scheme.

Fundbox, Lithic, and Mastercard are giving small businesses faster access to approved capital through a ready-to-use virtual Mastercard.

Business loan brokers may need state licenses, registrations, bonds, or filings. See the 2026 rules for MCA, sales-based financing, commercial loans, and broker fees.

First Brands is asking a bankruptcy court to approve a creditor settlement built around litigation recoveries as the Justice Department objects.

InKind's $414M Citi-led round pushes six-month funding past $1B. Why restaurant dining-credit deals create hidden encumbrances in MCA underwriting.

Kimberly Owen, aka Kimmy Humphrey, awaits sentencing after guilty pleas tied to Prime Capital Ventures, Kris Roglieri and a separate health care fraud scheme.

Inflation reclaimed the top small business concern at 34%, passing cash flow at 30%. What the Q2 2026 shift means for how brokers pitch working capital.

Lightspeed's CFO says MCA is its biggest use of cash outside buybacks, $160M outstanding, low single-digit defaults, and capital customers churn less.

Brooke Lynn Elzweig of Brackish Strategies on the blue economy as an investable category, the $175B financing gap and why private capital hasn't shown up.

David Snitkof, General Manager of SMB at Ocrolus, explains what went into the company’s latest State of SMB Lending report and how funders should interpret its findings.

Two guilty pleas, $8.27M in restitution, 17 victims, nothing recovered. What the court file in the "good faith deposit" scheme teaches brokers and funders.

Wayflyer signed a $1.5B, three-year forward-flow agreement with Fortress, positioning it to deploy $4.5B to small businesses over 24 months. The breakdown.

Mientras otras opciones del mercado retroceden o endurecen sus requisitos para los clientes latinos, Luca (anteriormente Upfunding) lleva casi cuatro años avanzando en este sentido.