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Commercial Lending
ABA Welcomes CFPB’s Reg Z Libor Transition Proposal, Recommends Tweaks
With the London Interbank Offered Rate relied on by many banks not guaranteed to be available after 2021, ABA and...
SBA Releases New PPP Forgiveness FAQs, Lending Data
The Small Business Administration today released a new set of frequently asked questions regarding the forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program...
Fed Survey: Loan Demand Plummets in Second Quarter
As the U.S. economy dove deeper into recession amid the coronavirus pandemic in the second quarter, more than half of...
Podcast: Coaching Business Clients Through the COVID Crisis
Beyond the immediate changes required by social distancing, the COVID-19 pandemic has "accelerated things that were in progress for a...
Brooks: OCC to Take ‘Serious Look’ at Oil and Gas Lending Decisions
The OCC will take a "serious look" at certain bank decisions not to lend to oil and gas projects in...
ABA Study Provides Window into Pre-COVID, Post-COVID Construction Lending
ABA today released a research study examining banks’ construction lending activity.
ABA, Trade Groups Urge SBA, Treasury: Create One-Page Form for PPP Loan Forgiveness
ABA, the Bank Policy Institute and the Consumer Bankers Association today urged the Small Business Administration and the Treasury Department...
Fed Expands Main Street Lending Program to Serve Broader Range of Nonprofits
The Federal Reserve today expanded the Main Street Lending Program to permit access for a broader range of 501(c)(3) and...
ABA Data Bank: Minority-Owned Small Businesses See Larger COVID-19 Effects
While the coronavirus pandemic has harmed small businesses across the board, minority small business owners report disproportionately large effects, according...
