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.
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.
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.
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
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
As more schools opt for virtual learning, some students may be left behind.
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.
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
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
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.
'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.
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.
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.
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.
"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.
These permanent cost cutting initiatives are only going to widen the disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street