Name and Title: Mary Donohue, Head of SMB Public Policy at OnDeck When did you join OnDeck and where do you live? I joined OnDeck/Enova in April of 2021 and live in Arlington, VA (right outside Washington, DC). What is your day-to-day role at OnDeck? I work to make sure that all small businesses in America get …
Get to Know OnDeck’s Mary Donohue: Key Industry Advocate and Mongolian Horse Racer Read More »
Q: It’s the 15-year anniversary of a patent infringement case you defended against AdvanceMe. This case paved the way for revenue-based financing products to be offered and for the industry to expand to what it is today. Tell us about the case, how you decided to file a suit and how the outcome changed the …
Q&A with David Goldin on the Patent Case that Influenced an Industry Read More »
Alternative Finance Roundtable is a monthly discussion with leaders from the industry taking on current topics in the alternative lending space. This month features: Jesse Carlson, General Counsel, Kapitus Heather Francis, CEO, Elevate Funding James Webster, CEO, Rok Financial Obviously, the elephant in the room is the new disclosure laws coming online in California and …
Alternative Finance Roundtable: Disclosure, the Economy, and Brokers Read More »
Meet Forward Financing, a Boston company that has culture on lock. “It’s a huge miss for companies that just do things the way they’ve always done them and don’t adapt.” – Shannon Braley Meet Shannon Braley, VP of People at Boston small business funding company Forward Financing. With a whole slew of awards celebrating Forward …
Creating a Successful Post-Pandemic Corporate Culture Read More »
The Department of Financial Services (DFS) in New York has taken another step in finalizing the rules to implement the disclosure law signed into law in December 2020 by releasing a new round of proposed regulations. The DFS is accepting comments on the proposed rules until October 31st. The law requires commercial finance disclosures, including an APR, …
New York Proposes New Regulations: Problem for NY-Based Companies Read More »
Rapid Finance Chairman Jeremy Brown gives insight into the state—and the fate—of U.S. small business We’ve all heard analyst predictions about the fate of the economy—stagflation, recession, you name it. What if Main Street told a different story? Jeremy Brown, Executive Chairman of Rapid Finance and Chairman of the Small Business Finance Association (SBFA), suggests …
The mid-term elections are around the corner and both parties are posturing through 30-second TV ads across the country. The outcome of these elections—both at the federal and state level—will have a significant impact on the industry. And like the many politicians running for office, our industry must prepare for how the results reshape our …
