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Two Senators Say the SBA Is Trapping Small Businesses in MCA Debt — But Is the Full Picture That Simple?
Senators Markey and Wyden accuse the SBA of trapping small businesses in MCA debt after a June 2025 rule change eliminated SBA refinancing of merchant cash advances. But the $20B MCA industry, led by Square, PayPal, and Shopify, tells a different story.
F.I. Editorial Team
May 174 min read
Tonight Is the Night - Capital After Hours Is Here
Capital After Hours, Fort Lauderdale networking event tonight, alternative lending event May 2026, fintech networking Fort Lauderdale, Funder Intel events, The Federal Fort Lauderdale
Shane Mahabir
May 142 min read
Credibly Secures $260M+ in New Financing as Its SMB Capital Markets Strategy Takes Shape
Credibly secured over $260 million in new financing shortly after partnering with Figure to bring SMB lending assets onto blockchain capital markets rails.
F.I. Editorial Team
May 133 min read
Ramp Targets a $40 Billion Valuation as AI-First Fintech Pulls Away from the Pack
Ramp is in talks for a $750M round at a $40B+ valuation, a 25% jump in six months. Inside the AI-first fintech reshaping corporate finance.
F.I. Editorial Team
May 114 min read
Fintech Startup Parker Files Bankruptcy After Raising $200M - What Went Wrong
Parker, a YC-backed fintech offering corporate credit cards for e-commerce businesses, filed Chapter 7 Bankruptcy after raising $200M+.
F.I. Editorial Team
May 103 min read
Debt Relief Goes Upstream: How MCA Negotiators Are Targeting Merchants Earlier
Discover how third-party debt relief firms are shaping the MCA market and why direct communication with funders may lead to better borrower outcomes.
Emily Hunt
May 103 min read
Bankruptcy Filings Up 11% in 2025 - Here's What 2026 Could Look Like
There was an increase in Bankruptcy Filings in 2025, and we expect to see a continued increase in both consumer and commercial filings in 2026.
Alan C. Hochheiser
May 84 min read
The secrets to BIG Funding success with Cosmin Panait
Get into the success story of BIG Funding with co-founder Cosmin Panait!
Shane Mahabir
May 81 min read
Funder Intel and Dragin Technologies Announce A Charity Poker Tournament Benefiting Second Chance Society
Funder Intel and Dragin Technologies recently announced a charity poker tournament taking place on June 25, 2026, at 5 PM at The Westin Fort Lauderdale.
Press Release
May 72 min read
Credibly and Figure Bring SMB Lending to Blockchain Rails: Why This Partnership Matters
Credibly and Figure are partnering to bring SMB loans and revenue-based financing onto blockchain capital markets rails. Here’s why it matters.
F.I. Editorial Team
May 76 min read
What Biz2Credit's Latest Data Says About Small Business Lending in 2026
Biz2Credit's Q1 2026 report shows SMB profits tripled and debt coverage surged. See which industries and regions are winning in a selective lending market.
F.I. Editorial Team
May 62 min read
Small Businesses Are Confident, Cash-Strapped, and Bypassing Banks: OnDeck & Ocrolus Q1 2026 Trend Report
OnDeck and Ocrolus' Q1 2026 trend report shows 93% of small businesses expect growth, 76% are bypassing banks, and cash flow has overtaken inflation as the top concern.
F.I. Editorial Team
May 54 min read
CFPB Scales Back the 1071 Rule, and MCAs Are Officially Out
The CFPB's revised Section 1071 final rule narrows coverage, exempts MCAs and smaller lenders, and pushes the compliance date to January 1, 2028.
F.I. Editorial Team
May 34 min read
The CFPB Just Rewrote 50 Years of Fair Lending Law. Here's What That Actually Means.
The CFPB just rewrote 50 years of fair lending law — eliminating disparate impact under ECOA, gutting special purpose credit programs, and narrowing anti-discouragement rules. Lawsuits are coming.
F.I. Editorial Team
Apr 298 min read
Connecticut moves APR disclosure bill forward to the Senate
Connecticut’s HB 5211 defines commercial financing to include sales-based financing and would require APR disclosures.
F.I. Editorial Team
Apr 292 min read
Capital After Hours Is Back - And Is Coming to The Federal
Join Capital After Hours on May 14 at The Federal in Fort Lauderdale. Connect with funders, lenders, brokers, and fintech professionals in a high-level networking environment.
F.I. Editorial Team
Apr 232 min read
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