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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.

While other market options pull back or tighten their requirements for Latino merchants, Luca (formerly Upfunding) has spent nearly four years moving forward with it.

How syndication lets MCA and RBF funders write larger deals, recycle capital, and earn servicing income - plus the compliance line you can't cross.

DOJ Investigates SIMAD Holdings. SIMAD faces federal investigations as its summer camps head to auction and now more than $230m reported in MCA exposure.

Breaking: Kapitus, the $10B small business financing platform, has been acquired by specialty finance investor InterVest Capital Partners. What it means.

FBI Most Wanted fraud suspect Elaine Escoe was captured in Jamaica and returned to Florida to face charges in an alleged $32 million scheme.

Village Capital launched a Walton-backed revenue-based financing fund for Northwest Arkansas — the second mission-capital RBF fund after Washington State's.

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.

Parafin closed a $300M forward-flow deal with a NY alternative asset manager, adding to Goldman, Cross River, and EverBank ties.

An Oregon ISO received three years in prison for maintaining processing access in a $14 million unauthorized debit scheme.