Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026
What the fintech newsletters in this directory covered on Lending & Credit that week — drawn from 6 posts across 5 newsletters, and nothing else.
Lending and credit coverage last week touched on credit bureau practices, regional fintech financing, and mortgage automation. American Banker Fintech reported on comments from Pulte describing credit bureaus as "cartel-like" and calling for cost cuts, while also noting interest in a bi-merge approach. Fintech Futures covered two distinct stories: Nayla securing $17.9m to expand micro financing operations in Saudi Arabia, and Maxim launching UK credit cards aimed at the African diaspora in partnership with Paymentology. AI for FIs covered Blend's mortgage agent reaching a milestone of 50,000 loans processed.
Fintech Business Weekly published a recap examining lessons from Coastal's earnings miss, though the title does not elaborate further on the specifics of that analysis.
Linas's Newsletter covered market-related developments involving PayPal and Stripe, noting that PayPal rejected Stripe at $60.50 and now trades at $53. The same newsletter also addressed Affirm's Q4 2026 results, referencing a $1.6B profit figure described as 90% tax-related, a 5.8% metric characterized as decisive, and a broader discussion of whether AFRM stock is priced for a bull case.
Taken together, the week's lending and credit coverage spanned bureau industry criticism, international micro financing and card products, mortgage technology milestones, earnings analysis, and public company stock performance commentary from American Banker Fintech, Fintech Futures, AI for FIs, Fintech Business Weekly, and Linas's Newsletter.
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