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Digital loan platform OppFi has introduced a same-day funding service aimed at underserved borrowers. The service lets qualified customers who...

Todd has built a public FinTech business with $7M of family money and another $8M of debt. OppFi went public...

Getting a good deal on a loan or credit card is highly dependent on the borrower's credit score. Surely, that’s...

Consumers with low credit scores often struggle to receive favorable loans from lenders. Through OppLoans.com, OppFi helps those would-be borrowers...

Business has been booming for Chicago-area companies, despite facing turbulence in the wake of COVID-19. This year, nearly 150 companies...

With an uptick in consumer lending, financial-technology companies see a chance to grow by filling gaps for underserved borrowers, online...

Every year, consulting firm Deloitte releases its list of the fastest-growing tech companies in North America. This list ranks the...

Chief People Officer Karishma Patel Buford and Vice President of Talent and DEI Michelle Y. Bess explain that remote-flexible work...

Director, Culture & Change Management, Kelsey Witmer, and Learning & Development Lead, Mackenzie Saunders, discuss how Lattice helps OppFi prioritize...

When Michelle Bess joined online lender OppFi last year as vice president of talent and DEI, she set a goal...

OppFi Inc., a leading financial technology platform that powers banks to help the everyday consumer gain access to credit, today...

The Chicago-headquartered fintech platform OppFi Inc. has named Neville Crawley as its president. In his new role, Crawley will formulate...

The Chicago-headquartered fintech platform OppFi Inc. has named Neville Crawley as its president.

Opportunity Financial, LLC and FG New America Acquisition Corp. have joined forces. The combined new company, now officially known as...

Potential regulation will shape the company and the path it will take. There are many uncertainties around OppFi's business model...

OppFi (OPFI) decided to follow competitor SoFi’s path to go public through a SPAC merger. The Joe Moglia-led FG New America Acquisition Corp....

Last month, FGNA announced that it has selected Opportunity Financial (OppFi) as its target. The merger between the two companies...

Top consumer lenders aren’t all created equal. Firms like OppFi, Upstart, Katapult and Affirm have different strengths and focuses.

OppFi, which is going public via SPAC, is a small-dollar lender that offers an alternative.

The Trump administration's "True Lender" rule allowed predatory lending by rent-a-banks, advocates say. Overturning it will create confusion for fintechs,...

Now more than ever, women are breaking down barriers in order to create a better, brighter future.

Chicago’s famously diversified economy was reflected in the list, though most of the winners had a technology edge.

The problem of unbanked consumers — those without access to a checking or savings account — has remarkably improved, with...

Opportunity Financial, or OppFi, is set to go public via special purpose acquisition company FG New America Acquisition Corp FGNA 0.2% with an...

OppFi - merging with the SPAC, FG New America (FGNA) - is a high-growth sub-prime lender with an AI-powered tech...

The products can come with a high cost, but the company suggests they’re an on-ramp into a credit system that...

Ever since the Atlantic wrote its seminal May 2016 cover story, “The Secret Shame of Middle-Class Americans,” there’s been acute...

OppFi opens waitlist for credit builder card.

Money that's proven to be key to special-purpose acquisition companies getting mergers done is starting to show signs of drying up, according...

In recognition of those disruptive innovators creating positive and diverse change within the financial services space, Benzinga presents OppFi.

As willingness to extend credit remains tight among lenders, one fintech platform is getting creative in its efforts to give a wider...

The battle for banking is heating up as Fintech companies roll out new lending and financing services.

Facility is designed to power OppFi's growth plans and accelerate new product roll-out.

As the Biden administration ushers its cabinet nominees through the Senate confirmation process, pundits of all stripes are offering predictions...

OppFi is named on Forbes America's Best Startup Employers 2020. Company is one of only three financial startup companies based...

The pandemic has made access to loans more difficult for everyday consumers. That’s why OppFi, a fintech that partners with...

Opportunity Financial began contemplating whether to go public in early 2020. The online lender wanted to flesh out its installment...

The Chicago-based loan servicer looks to reach upmarket with a credit-card rollout this year and a payroll deduction secured installment...

FinTech platform Opportunity Financial (OppFi) has entered into an agreement with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) FG New American Acquisition Corp. (FGNA) to become...

Opportunity Financial, a fintech that partners with banks to offer loans to consumers with low credit scores, is going public.

CNBC's Bob Pisani talks with former TD Ameritrade CEO Joe Moglia on his SPAC acquiring OppFi in $800 million deal...

Financial technology firm Opportunity Financial LLC, or OppFi, agreed to merge with blank-check company FG New America Acquisition Corp. to...

OppLoans' deal, with a firm started by former TD Ameritrade CEO Joe Moglia, is the second such transaction for a...

TD Ameritrade's former top executive has found a target for his so-called blank check company.

OppLoans, a leading financial technology platform that serves middle income, credit challenged consumers, has announced that Joseph Rubin will join...

Though a spotlight on racial injustice this year has brought awareness to unconscious bias in the workplace, there’s still a...

Four regulators issued guidance on the products in May, but banks have been slow to roll out offerings. Higher demand...

Messrs. Brooks and Calomiris bring context to why lending that occurs nationally should operate under a single regulatory framework, instead...

A highly regarded DEI leader in the business community, Bess brings a strong dynamic background in leading DEI strategies, executive...

The Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare many of the challenges inherent to our economic system.

An all too familiar statistic is the Federal Reserve’s 2018 finding that 40 percent of Americans would struggle to pay for...

For the millions of Americans who struggle to afford an unexpected expense, high-interest payday and online loans may seem like...

OppLoans, a leading financial technology platform that powers banks to serve middle income, credit-challenged consumers, applauds the release of the...

According to research from credit bureau TransUnion to measure consumer hardship caused by COVID-19, nearly 70 percent of Americans are...

The annual ranking is back and bigger than before.

The ranking highlights 500 businesses across the continent for whom innovation and creativity have paid off — attributes that will...

The severity of the effects of COVID-19 on our financial system is beyond a reality check for decision-makers - it...

The OppLoans Disaster Borrower’s Assistance Program allows customers to skip their upcoming payment without incurring any penalties or accruing additional...

The vast majority of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, and that’s a big part of why 60 million Americans lack...

This four-time Inc. 5000 honoree offers personal installment loans to nonprime borrowers

OppLoans, the nation's leading socially responsible online lender, has announced the appointment of Stacee Hasenbalg to the role of Chief...

Millennials are feeling the pressure that comes from a less-than-stellar credit history.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel cut the ribbon at the new OppLoans headquarters in downtown Chicago this week. OppLoans, the nation's...

In business, the importance of long-term relationships is the closest you’ll come to a universally accepted truth. But for OppLoans,...

When students begin work or head to college, many get their first taste of economic independence. To give them the...

Based on actual customer experience, socially responsible online lender OppLoans takes the top spot for personal loans on LendingTree's list...

Alt Lending 3.0 FinTech firm OppLoans launches more efficient online customer portal to help non-prime borrowers access responsible financial products...

OppLoans extends its industry leading credit products to Maryland to better serve non-prime borrowers with better personal loans that include...