Less than four years after the its founding and two years after the nationwide launch of its lending exchange, LendingTree raised its first round of capital in the public markets. A month later, in March 2000, the market began its brutal slide, creating two favorable conditions, collapsing advertising rates and declining mortgage rates, that LendingTree, […]
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[EFX] Equifax [EXPN] Experian [FICO] Fair Isaac [TRU] TransUnion
Consumer credit bureaus and FICO
Each of the 3 major US consumer credit bureaus (CCBs) – Equifax, Experian, and Transunion [...]
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[UHAL] U-Haul
U-Haul is a weird company. It rents moving equipment and self-storage space but also sells [...]
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[DLTR] Dollar Tree
(this should be read as a companion piece to the Dollar General post from a [...]
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yet another Dollar General take
In Scottsville, Kentucky at the dawn of World War 2 the market for “selling the [...]
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some thoughts on Adyen
Before exploring the competitive concerns that have sent shares cratering nearly 60%, it’s worth reflecting [...]
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