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Stock market indices continue to hit record highs in the United States. On Nov. 8, the Down Jones Industrial Average closed at an 18.7% increase since Jan. 1. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed with a 23.4% and 27.7% yearly gain, respectively. While this is a good thing for investors, what about...

LendingClub Corp (NYSE: LC) reported Tuesday first-quarter results that shows the company made "significant gains across all fronts" over the past three years, according to Wedbush. The Analyst Wedbush's Henry Coffey upgraded LendingClub from Neutral to Outperform with a price target...

Chinese lender CNFinance is set to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “CNF.” The Details As of June 2018, the company has over 10 years of loan service experience, 75 branches and sub-branches in over 40 cities and a loan origination volume...

Fintech company GreenSky LLC (NASDAQ: GSKY) traded on a public market for the first time in late May. The equity's "quiet period" expired Monday, and multiple Street analysts released research reports to clients. The Analysts Sandler O'Neill's Christopher Donat...

Analysts at RBC Capital Markets turned bullish on Ellie Mae Inc (NYSE: ELLI) ahead of three potential catalysts that will present themselves in the near-term. The firm's Ross MacMillan upgraded Ellie Mae's stock to Outperform with a price target boosted from $90 to $105. A Sector Perform...

Without a proper payback strategy, acquiring loans may send your credit down the drain. Bankrate suggests that reasons for debt can range from medical bills to divorce to not understanding the mechanics of cash flow and the importance of saving. Whatever the reason or combination of reasons,...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) have ended their student loan partnership, just over a month after its announcement, according to a report on Bloomberg. Bloomberg cited Catherine Pulley, a Wells Fargo spokeswoman, as saying Wednesday that the "promotion for...

BMO said First Republic Bank (NYSE: FRC) is a high-quality bank that is likely to be a main beneficiary of lower long-term rates. The firm maintains a Market Perform rating on the stock. The second quarter was a record loan production quarter for the bank, with originations of $6.5 billion, up 11...

The auto industry has been exploding, but it's not all good news. Thanks to the proliferation of auto lending by the big manufacturers, which have topped $1 trillion, the U.S. government is becoming increasingly wary of risky auto loans. According to a CNN Money report, "The Office of the...

Credit is one of those notoriously confusing financial vehicles. It's the bane of many people's existence, but it is also all-but essential for financially independent survival. It's a device that can hinder or help future financial investments, and the decisions made that have reciprocal...

Investors continue hunting for yield, and with the Federal Reserve pausing on hiking interest rates to this point in 2016, some previously beloved high-yield asset classes that came under pressure amid last year's rate hike speculation are again being embraced. Floating Rate Notes, Senior Loans...