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The Equipment Lease Was the Last Easy Credit. It Is Not Any More

Small companies that could not get a bank line could always finance a machine, because the machine secured itself. Lenders are now discovering how thin that collateral is when a sector turns.

By Alexander Reed · 8 hours ago

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Buy Now, Pay Later Grows Up and Gets Reported

Installment lending at the checkout spent years invisible to the credit system. As it becomes reportable, both the lenders and the borrowers are discovering what visibility costs.

By Daniel Okafor · August 6, 2026