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DOJ alleges SIMAD owner Michael Shabsels and related companies improperly obtained over $13 million in PPP loans before their 2026 collapse.

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

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

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

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.

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.

Intuit launched a business credit card with Mastercard, issued by WebBank, syncing natively with QuickBooks, completing a capital stack brokers should watch.

CNBC and Statista released the fourth edition of their World's Top Fintech Companies list, and we pulled out the top alternative financing companies that matter to you.

46 commercial finance apital raises and 9 acquisitions across MCA/RBF, embedded lending, factoring, ABL and equipment finance. See who got the money.

The Supreme Court blocked Trump from removing Fed Governor Lisa Cook, preserving a key line around Fed independence and monetary policy.

See highlights from Funder Intel's All In for a Cause Charity Poker Tournament benefiting Second Chance Society. Event photos are now live, with the tournament winner to be featured tomorrow.

Join lending, fintech and banking professionals for All In for a Cause, a charity poker tournament benefiting Second Chance Society on June 25 in Fort Lauderdale.

Groundfloor Launches SMB Growth Fund with Homegrown, giving investors access to small business private credit and revenue-based financing.

Palm Beach native Elaine Angene Escoe is on the run for a massive $34 million pandemic relief fraud scheme, making FBI history in the process.

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.