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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.

John Gotti's grandson stole $1.1M in COVID relief, funneled $420K into crypto, and got 15 months in prison. Prosecutors wanted three years. Here's why that matters.

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.

SFNet's 2025 year-end survey data shows factoring volume up 16.6%, non-bank ABL outstandings surging 12.6% in Q4, and lender sentiment holding firmly positive

Christopher Snyder, who pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud last year in the Prime Capital Ventures fraud case, was sentenced to...

Randon Williams of West Bloomfield, Michigan, faces federal charges after allegedly pocketing over $5.2 million in PPP loans across multiple businesses.

Recent top stories: Bolt cuts 30% of staff citing AI, Pipe raises $16M to expand embedded financing for small businesses, and a Buffalo man faces 10 federal counts for PPP loan fraud.

Federal regulators just proposed cutting risk weights on small business loans by 25–35%. For small business lending, it's worth understanding exactly what this could mean.

Explore SBA 7(a) and 504 loan market data including annual volume, average interest rates, default rates, and program trends from FY2022 through FY2024. Interactive dashboard updated April 2026.

Watch this video to get more insight into some of the very mind-blowing details of the Kris Roglieri sentencing hearing as he learned his fate.

Fintech Meetup took place this past week, from March 30th to April 1st, in Las Vegas. It's a large conference, thousands of people, among them the who's who in Fintech...

Amex just launched its biggest commercial card bet in years, and it landed the week Brex's Capital One acquisition creates product uncertainty. Here's how the two platforms compare.

After the session, Funder Intel had the opportunity to catch up with Daniel David behind the scenes to talk about how he developed his unique observational abilities and why those skills are increasingly valuable in the modern business environment.

On March 4, 2026, the U.S. Small Business Administration initiated termination proceedings against 628 companies participating in the federal government’s 8(a) Business Development Program.

Newtek Bank launches a 7-day term loan up to $350K, explicitly challenging merchant cash advances and undercutting SBA Express on speed.

In this week's podcast, we catch up on the new SBA policies that are preventing non-citizens from obtaining SBA 7 (a) and 504 loans, with Chris Tomlinson from Optimum Bank.