Claudia Viek

Founder

Claudia Viek is founder of the Invest in Women Entrepreneurs Initiative and former chief executive of the California Association for Micro Enterprise Opportunity.

Small business lending

Don't overlook women-owned businesses

Expanding SBA funding and providing additional Community Reinvestment Act credit could help boost female entrepreneurs.

By Claudia Viek

April 16
Marketplace lending

How to Tame the Wild West of Marketplace Lending

Online alternative financing can be an efficient source of capital for small businesses, but it can also be predatory, especially to unaware and inexperienced borrowers.

By Claudia Viek

August 12

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Litigation

If Supreme Court sides with CFPB, 'flurry' of litigation moves forward

Many legal experts think the Supreme Court will rule in favor of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a case challenging its funding. Such a ruling would unleash a flurry of litigation that has been on hold pending the outcome of the constitutional challenge.

By Kate Berry

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Politics

Democrats push back against Corporate Transparency Act ruling

Lawmakers including one of the original sponsors of the Corporate Transparency Act have filed an amicus brief in the appeal against an Alabama court ruling that the law is unconstitutional, which would throw into question Treasury's newly-established beneficial ownership structure.

By Claire Williams

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