Tag: Small business lending

Amid tariff-related volatility, how are small and midsize businesses and the banks that serve them faring?

The House voted in favor of a bill to cap the number of for-profit small-business lending companies eligible to make ...

As independently owned and operated small businesses, fast-food restaurant franchisees have unique business needs. They have mobile and often part-time ...

Four key findings from the 2024 FDIC Small Business Lending Survey

Government-guaranteed lending requires special expertise and back-office functionality that grows increasingly expensive for smaller banks.

The Small Business Administration has reinstated stronger underwriting requirements for 7(a) loans through the issuance of a Standard Operating Procedure ...

This month's ABA mortgage advocacy update focuses on CFPB reform, Dodd-Frank Section 1071, trigger lead legislation and moves to rescind ...

Banks and other industry stakeholders should support policies to help small-business owners better understand the risks of certain kinds of ...

As the nation works to strengthen the economy, the CDFI Fund is a proven and effective vehicle that directly supports ...

Two community bankers from ABA member banks testified during a Senate hearing on the Small Business Administration’s 7(a) loan guarantee ...