Tagged: debt

December 17, 2025 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Schroders Capital’s Private Debt & Credit Alternatives (PDCA) team recently announced the close of a €77 million construction whole loan for the development of a mixed-use real estate scheme in Barkarbystaden, Järfälla municipality, Greater Stockholm. The loan will support the delivery of “377 homes, commercial… Read More

November 25, 2025 @ 4:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Aberdeen Investments reports that it is now seeing positive momentum across its Emerging Market Debt strategies, with assets under management  rising from $20 billion at the end of 2024 to $22.4 billion as of 30 September 2025. This growth has been driven by active investment… Read More

November 10, 2025 @ 1:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) has recently released its Market Pulse Third Quarter U.S. Consumer Credit Trends, which now reportedly includes U.S. national consumer credit data and trends through September 2025 sourced from Equifax data. According to Equifax, delinquency on total U.S. consumer debt inched up to… Read More

November 4, 2025 @ 11:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Euroclear recently announced a significant enhancement to its partnership with LCH SA, which will enable clearing members to settle all Italian government debt traded on MTS and BrokerTec, and cleared via LCH SA. This will reportedly include cash as well as repo at Euroclear Bank,… Read More

September 25, 2025 @ 10:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

tZERO Group, Inc., a firm enabling tokenized securities and blockchain-powered trading, is making bold strides toward unifying traditional and digital markets. With recent regulatory approvals, filings, and strategic alliances, tZERO is positioning itself as a central hub for tokenized assets, from corporate debt to derivatives…. Read More

July 10, 2025 @ 7:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Moment, a company automating trading and portfolio management workflows for fixed income, announced that it has raised $36 million in Series B funding led by Index Ventures, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Venrock, Neo, and Contrary Capital. The round brings Moment’s total… Read More

July 7, 2025 @ 3:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

By canvassing opinions from more than 70 debt advisors, ThinCats gained valuable insights into the activity among UK lower mid-market companies. Key findings released are as follows: Only 6 per cent of UK advisers think that government policy supports SME growth. 52% think current policies are… Read More

June 27, 2025 @ 5:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Less than two months since the U.S. Department of Education resumed collections activities among defaulted federal student loan borrowers, new research from TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) reveals that the number of consumers delinquent on student loans and at risk for entering default continues to climb. The… Read More

June 22, 2025 @ 11:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a year marked by economic turbulence and shifting global dynamics, the European debt capital markets are demonstrating resilience while grappling with complex challenges. According to a report by Baird’s European Debt Advisory team, several key trends are shaping the landscape in 2025, offering both… Read More

June 3, 2025 @ 10:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The May 2025 Global Markets Snapshot, released by PitchBook, offers a comprehensive overview of the past month’s trends across equity, debt, and commodities markets, while also delving into private market activity. As global financial markets continue to grapple with volatility driven by economic uncertainties, geopolitical… Read More

June 2, 2025 @ 7:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The global economic landscape is undergoing significant shifts, as highlighted by recent analyses from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Several key updates from the IMF including the impact of escalating public debt, vulnerabilities in government bond markets, and the surging energy demands of artificial intelligence… Read More

March 20, 2025 @ 8:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tala, the global financial infrastructure company claiming to deliver accessible financial services, is pleased to announce the closing of a $150 million debt facility with Neuberger Berman, a global investment management firm. This facility will support the company’s rapidly growing business in Mexico. Tala intends… Read More

August 21, 2024 @ 12:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) was initially pigeonholed as a new exempt offering for smaller private firms to raise equity capital, so much so that many people described securities crowdfunding as “equity crowdfunding,” a term that is not really accurate. Today, private firms pursue online capital… Read More

May 21, 2024 @ 9:48 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has officially licensed Hala Financing to provide debt-based crowdfunding solutions in Saudi Arabia, a significant step in broadening the financial services available within the kingdom. This recent authorization increases the total number of companies licensed to offer these services to… Read More

February 6, 2024 @ 3:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

The debt train keeps on running. A New York Fed report published today shares that total household debt has now topped $17.5 trillion as of Q4 2023. If you compare it to the same quarter in 2022, when total debt stood at $16.9 trillion, this… Read More

November 4, 2023 @ 10:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Retail workers are able to avoid “financially crippling” fees associated with payday loans and late penalties, while amassing less credit card debt when they have access to the financial wellness benefit of DailyPay, according to an update shared by the Fintech firm. The research follows… Read More

August 15, 2023 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Students off to university for the first time this year could be “the first crop of graduates who face repaying their university debts into retirement,” according to PensionBee, an online pension provider. As noted in a blog post by PensionBee, this year’s Freshers will be… Read More

July 25, 2023 @ 4:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Juniper Square has announced an exclusive partnership with Pereview, the only Life of The Asset® software platform supporting both equity and debt for real estate investments. By connecting Pereview’s in-depth asset data to Juniper Square, their joint clients can seamlessly “share both asset-level and portfolio… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 10:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SoFi at Work – the holistic, financial well-being, and education assistance benefits partner to more than 1,000 organizations – announced the launch of a new Student Loan Verification (SLV) service. SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI), the digital personal finance company and all-in-one app, announces this new addition… Read More

April 26, 2023 @ 3:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Array announced the launch of Debt Manager, an embeddable solution that provides real-time information on a consumer’s debt. This new app “allows financial institutions, fintechs, and digital brands to speed up information sharing during the lead qualification or debt management process, mitigate borrower risk and… Read More