Back to Basics, Continued - The Three Most Important Constituencies Even in a Pandemic April 22, 2020 United States: Our Back to Basics blog is supposed to draw attention to the routine, everyday activities within a consumer finance company or installment seller.
Back to Basics, Continued—Arbitration Again! April 15, 2020 United States: Our blog has treated the subject of arbitration several times. See this blog for example. An interesting development proves the importance of a carefully drafted arbitration clause or free-standing agreement to accompany the loan agreement or note in a consumer finance transaction.
Back to Basics, Continued—Common Mistakes Made in the Loan Office April 8, 2020 United States: Operating a consumer finance company in normal times is no simple process—in the on-going pandemic, it is even tougher.
Back to Basics, Continued - Credit Reporting During the COVID-19 Pandemic April 1, 2020 United States: In today’s blog post, we continue to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the consumer finance industry. Specifically, this post looks at how your credit reporting obligations are affected.
Back to Basics, Continued - Lessons About Doing Business in a Pandemic March 25, 2020 United States: If I had told you several weeks ago that the State Health Departments would materially impact your business as much as the CFPB, would you have believed me? I doubt it. But that is exactly what is happening with the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.
Back to Basics, Continued - Do You Have a “Graying” Work Force? March 18, 2020 United States: An interesting article about the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) noted that 42% of its staff are within five years of retirement age.
Back to Basics, Continued—What’s a “Book of Business” Worth? March 11, 2020 United States: It is not easy to know what a portfolio of accounts receivable is worth. Net outstandings are surely going to suffer some write-offs.
Back to Basics, Continued—What Does LendingClub’s Proposed Acquisition of a Bank Mean to the Consumer Finance Industry? March 4, 2020 United States: This blog post is a little off topic. That is, it is not so much “back to basics” as it is “back to the future.”
Back to Basics, Continued - What Does “All-In” APR Mean Anyway? February 26, 2020 United States: I have written a few times about Annual Percentage Rate (APR) and the role it plays in consumer finance disclosures.
Back to Basics, Continued - Well, Here’s Some Information About Credit Scores and Consumer Debt! February 19, 2020 United States: I have written often about the Fair Credit Reporting Act, but never discussed FICO scores in detail. Those knowledgeable in consumer finance recognize that a FICO score is a three-digit number that Fair, Isaac & Company developed years ago to assess the creditworthiness of consumers.