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Shela Heramis

November 6, 2025

November 5, 2025

3 Minutes Read

Manulife acquires majority stake in Comvest Credit Partners

Comvest Partners has completed the sale of a 75% interest in its direct lending platform, Comvest Credit Partners, to Manulife Financial Corporation, thereby establishing a private credit asset management platform now branded as Manulife | Comvest Credit Partners.

News

Shela Heramis

November 7, 2025

November 04, 2025

8 Minutes Read

First Brands Alleged Multibillion-Dollar Fraud

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AI & Automation

Shela Heramis

November 15, 2025

November 1, 2025

7 Minutes Read

Automate Business Ownership Verification with Streamlined KYB & Entity Data Solutions For Risk Management

Adopting automated Know Your Business (KYB) and Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) platforms is the only viable method to manage fraud, satisfy regulators, and maintain the underwriting speed necessary for profitability.

Alternative Financing

Shela Heramis

November 9, 2025

October 31, 2025

6 Minutes Read

Why is inactive LLC is a classic component of a synthetic identity?

Fraudsters weaponize speed and surface legitimacy, betting your systems won’t triangulate fast enough.

News

Shela Heramis

October 30, 2025

6 Minutes Read

OppFi Q3: Profits During Credit Stress

Dynamic Pricing Strategy Response to Margin Compression

Alternative Financing

Shela Heramis

November 9, 2025

October 30, 2025

4 Minutes Read

"Inactive" SOS Status: Is This Deal Dead on Arrival?

If you’re running a modern lending shop built on speed, automation, and minimized exposure, here’s what you need to know about what “Inactive” really means for your funding pipeline.

Alternative Financing

Shela Heramis

November 9, 2025

October 29, 2025

4 Minutes Read

What does inact/ua mean?

For alternative business lenders, this status signals that the entity is no longer operational, but its business name is being held by the state for a statutory period—making it unavailable for new use or registration.

News

Shela Heramis

October 28, 2025

6 Minutes Read

Upgrade Closes $165M at $7.3B Valuation

$42B originated, 7.5M customers, 3yrs Positive Cash Flow, $1B Annualized Revenue

Alternative Financing

Shela Heramis

November 9, 2025

October 28, 2025

4 Minutes Read

How Long Does It Take to Fix an "Inactive" Status?

Fixing an "Inactive" business entity status—meaning reinstating the entity to "Active" and "Good Standing"—often takes only a few minutes to a few business days if done online, once all required documents and fees are submitted.

Alternative Financing

Shela Heramis

October 23, 2025

October 27, 2025

6 Minutes Read

What's the actual success rate of lenders who implement better verification?

The transition from traditional, manual underwriting processes to sophisticated automated verification systems represents a fundamental recalibration of how alternative business lenders and institutional executives manage risk and deploy capital.