Trinity Biotech secures $7m from Perceptive Advisors

Key insight: Settlement services, whose debt-reduction models require advising borrowers to default on their loans, wreak havoc on their customers’ credit ratings, often leaving them worse off than they were before. What’s at stake: Two federal watchdogs warning consumers from falling into debt-settlement traps is not what a well-regulated market looks like. Supporting data: In…

“I expect to have several years before I take distributions from my 401(k) account.”

New capability layers borrower-specific preferences into the matching process, giving brokers a more precise lender match on every deal SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CommLoan, the operating system for commercial real estate lending, today announced its new platform experience featuring an upgraded AI-powered lender matching engine, redesigned loan pipeline, and workflow enhancements that…

Jessica Eddy, a mortgage broker at Edge Home Finance in Cincinnati, described the dynamic in a recent conversation with Mortgage Professional America.  “A lot of people are sitting on so much equity, but they’re drowning in credit card debt paying around 22% interest every month,” Eddy said. “So we’re coming in with a more financial-advising…

Key insight: In the lead-up to the Clarity Act vote on Sept 15, community banks are both the stalking horse and the prey at the same time. Supporting data: JPMorgan spends nearly $20 billion a year on their technology budget. By contrast the typical $500 million-asset community bank spends only $4 million, and much of…

Avamore Capital has provided a £2.18m ground-up development facility for a nine-flat residential scheme, despite the borrower having no previous construction or development experience. The transaction, arranged through broker Arose Finance, involved several challenges including the site’s location adjacent to a railway line, which required compliance with a Basic Asset Protection Agreement (BAPA). The scheme…