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New loan refinance tool and $17 million round show the importance of being serious – TechCrunch
Louis Beryl, the founder of the personal loan (and now student loan refinance) business Seriousknows a thing or three about student debt. When Beryl was trying to find college loans, he ran into a problem. Nobody wanted to lend to him – and when they did, the rates were exorbitant. In the end, Beryl ended …

Lending Startup Earnest Gets Into the Student Loan Refinance Game
With student loan debt weighing down $1.3 trillion and technology and big data are reshaping finance, it’s no wonder startups like Sofi and CommonBond have tried to apply advances in fintech to one of the biggest crises of our time – and realize a steady profit in the process. Today, Seriousa personal lender known for …

Rabsky Group secures $ 95 million loan from TD Bank for W’burg development – Commercial Observer
TD Bank provided a $ 95 million mortgage to refinance existing debt on Rabsky Groupis recently completed Leonard Pointe development in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, according to city records. The loan replaces construction financing provided by PNC Bank in October 2013. TD Bank Brian terry, senior vice president of suburban New York and Long Island, is behind …

Lagos businessman in EFCC net on naira 3.8 billion bank loan
A Lagos businessman who allegedly embezzled a 3.8 billion naira loan guaranteed by an older generation bank has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Mr Samuel Joseph, who is the managing director of Vegefresh Company Limited, Rhema Doormart West Africa Limited, and Plywood and Chemicals Accessories was picked up on Monday …