While some banks are testing small business loan offers through partnerships that allow them to use
the technology of alternative lenders, in some instances banks may refer you to an alternative lender itself.
Not exact matches
Last month
alternative lender OnDeck announced a partnership in which JPMorgan Chase will use OnDeck's
technology to underwrite credit to some
of the giant bank's 4 million small business customers.
Alternative lenders were willing to provide capital to businesses that otherwise could not secure credit, and their use
of technology enabled them to make quick decisions.
In December, JPMorgan Chase said it will use
alternative lender OnDeck's credit - scoring
technology, in an attempt to more quickly underwrite credit to some
of the giant bank's 4 million small business customers.
As banks and institutional
lenders eventually made better use
of technology and provided funding at attractive rates, they have claimed market share at the expense
of alternative lenders.
Partly this comes with the territory
of looser eligibility standards, but mostly it's because
alternative lenders focus much more on superior algorithms and
technology that lets them automate more
of the processes.