Institute Insights

Recent commentary and analysis on market trends.

• collateral liquidity spectrums explained
• consumer sentiment analysis post pandemic lending
• designer handbag arbitrage opportunities
• diamond market corrections impact on ltv
• gold price volatility q4 2024 outlook
• high end art lending niche markets
• inflation hedges gold vs real estate
• regulatory updates implications for 2025
• silver stackers a new customer profile
• small business liquidity the pawn channel
• the digital pawn shop fact vs fiction
• the ethics of non recourse debt
• the future of asset based lending
• the liquidity premium of physical assets
• the rising cost of compliance in ny
• the role of pawn in the underbanked ecosystem
• the shift from electronics to precious metals
• understanding apr caps in metro areas
• why luxury watches are outperforming cash
• why pawning is a misnomer for secured lending