High-Class Pawnshops Fill Lending Void

Shadow Lending: Collateral lenders—essentially high-end pawnshops—are a small but fast-growing part of the shadow lending system. Since 2008, as commercial banks have slashed lending to small businesses, such alternative lenders have helped fill the void. Part of a Series



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