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Digital loan start-up Blend jumps to $1.7 billion valuation as mortgage demand surges

As it has with digital adoption trends across banking and e-commerce, the pandemic has led to a surge in demand for Blend's loan application software.

4 years ago

If you have 2019 tax credits you overlooked, you can file an amended return electronically

The IRS said it would start taking 2019 amended returns this summer. Tax prep companies are starting to add this capability, with H&R Block making it available to its tax pros on Aug. 17.

4 years ago

Future Skills Centre Grants $15M for Growth and Stability of Canadian Jobs

Mentor Works | Alena Barreca | Aug 4, 2020 The Future Skills Centre (FSC) has announced an investment of $15 million towards the growth, innovation, and stability of the Canadian labour market to help maintain, create, and transform jobs across the country in line with the government’s ongoing COVID-19 support. Eligible applications can receive up

4 years ago

Knnct – Democratizing mortgage financing

NCFA - FFCON20:  RISE | Samuel He | Aug 12, 2020 For over 50 years, the mortgage sector has relied on very traditional business methods. This involves hard copies of mortgage applications and reliance on personal relationships to source deal flow. Furthermore, teams of people are needed to analyze & filter deals and communicating/sending documents

4 years ago

Coronavirus has upended school plans. It will also worsen racial and economic inequalities, experts warn

As more schools opt for virtual learning, some students may be left behind.

4 years ago

Trump's $300 unemployment benefit may take more than a month to arrive — if it comes at all

An executive order issued by President Trump gives a $300-a-week federal boost to unemployment benefits. But that aid could take weeks to arrive, if it comes at all, experts said.

4 years ago

Seedrs Founder Jeff Lynn: We are experiencing meaningfully higher levels of fundraising and investment activity than the same time last year

Crowdfund Insider | JD Alois | Aug 11, 2020 Seedrs is a top UK based investment crowdfunding platform that is active in both the UK and continental Europe. Launched in 2012, Seedrs is a trailblazer in online capital formation for early-stage ventures. Since inception, Seedrs has booked over 1100 funded deals recording about £950 million

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How six companies are using technology and data to transform themselves

McKinsey Digital | Aug 12, 2020 A study referenced in the popular magazine Psychology Today concluded that it takes an average of 66 days for a behavior to become automatic. If that’s true, that’s good news for business leaders who have spent the past five months running their companies in ways they never could have

4 years ago

Gary Vaynerchuk: TikTok has one big advantage over Facebook that you can exploit

Social media guru Gary Vaynerchuk says while Facebook offers the biggest audience for small business, TikTok and LinkedIn offer an opportunity increasingly rare in social media: organic growth without ads.

4 years ago

'Shark Tank' investor Kevin O'Leary: When it's time to close your business and call it quits

'Shark Tank' investor Kevin O'Leary gives advice on when it's time to close your business and call it quits at CNBC's Small Business Playbook virtual summit on Wednesday.

4 years ago

Are second $1,200 stimulus checks coming? Here's what we know

Lawmakers have called it quits on stimulus legislation discussions, at least for now. That means even issues that they seemingly agree on have been put on the shelf, namely stimulus checks. How soon Americans would get that money depends on a compromise.

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PPP loan forgiveness starts this week. Why some businesses aren't rushing to apply

Whether it's the changing guidelines or the debate in Washington over the next round of Covid-19 relief, borrowers in the Paycheck Protection Program might want to wait before applying for forgiveness.

4 years ago

Sheryl Sandberg: Facebook will work with whoever wins the election to address Big Tech concerns

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg on Wednesday said the social media company needs to work with whoever wins the 2020 U.S. election to address their concerns about Big Tech.

4 years ago

Jim Cramer calls on 10 companies, including Amazon and Alphabet, to issue stock splits

"If you want the market to keep climbing, these ten companies — and many more — need to start taking their cue from" Tim Cook and Elon Musk, the "Mad Money" host said.

4 years ago

Companies are talking about turning 'furloughs' into permanent layoffs

These permanent cost cutting initiatives are only going to widen the disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street

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