Small-Business Lending Is Down, but Reasons Still Elude the Experts
(New York Times) — The chairman of the Federal Reserve urged banks and regulators on Monday to help the nation’s small businesses get the loans they needed to create jobs. He also acknowledged that...
View ArticleBanks Increase Small Business Lending
(Inc) — The four largest banks in the U.S. are making good on their promises to increase lending to small businesses. Bank of America pledged to increase lending to small business by $5 billion this...
View ArticleQuestions Over Plan to Boost Small Business Lending
(Wall Street Journal) — The Obama administration’s latest attempt to jump-start small-business lending is facing headwinds even before it launches. The U.S. Treasury Department plans to release in...
View ArticleSmall Biz Lending Up; Credit? Not So Much
(Wall Street Journal) — Small businesses received more government-backed loans last year than ever before. Even so, access to capital remains a major hurdle for a significant number of U.S....
View ArticleNew Watchdog Report Claims Bailed-Out Banks Did Small Businesses Dirty
They didn't use government funds as it was intended, and it was all legal.
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