Agencies Issue 2014 CRA Small-Biz, Small-Farm Loan Data
The federal banking agencies today issued aggregate data on 2014 small-business, small-farm and community development loans that institutions reported under the Community Reinvestment Act.
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Investing in Strong Rural Communities
The right mix of resources, critical partnerships and creative thinking can spur economic revival in financially battered rural areas.
Is Commercial Real Estate Headed for Another Bubble?
Two reports offer dueling interpretations.
Weekly Infobyte: How Is Business Loan Demand Changing?
After recovering from the financial crisis, is business lending growth finally tapering off?
Fed: Business Credit Cheaper; Jumbo Mortgages Easier to Get
Credit standards continued to ease in most commercial and consumer loan categories, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest survey of senior loan officers released today.
Washington Times Editorial: Credit Unions Have ‘Captured’ NCUA
The National Credit Union Administration is a “captured regulatory agency,” as evidenced by the credit union industry’s attempt to have NCUA “end run” limits on business loans imposed by Congress, the Washington Times said in a Sunday editorial.
ABA Encourages Prompt Continuation of SBA 7(a) Loan Program
With the Small Business Administration’s popular 7(a) loan guarantee program having maxed out its $18.75 billion cap two months before the end of the federal fiscal year, ABA today encouraged Congress to pass a prompt increase in the 7(a) lending cap.
State Bankers Associations Challenge NCUA as ‘Cheerleader’
Continuing the banking industry’s press against overreach by the National Credit Union Administration, the 53 state bankers associations today wrote to Congress urging them to further investigate NCUA and its efforts to subvert congressional intent.
Democratic Report Highlights Ex-Im Bank Benefits
The U.S. Export-Import Bank has contributed positively to economic growth and its current expired state could “damage the U.S. economy,” Democratic staff for the Joint Economic Committee said yesterday in a new report.
Keating Op-Ed Challenges CUs’ Business Lending Push
ABA President and CEO Frank Keating kept up the pressure on the National Credit Union Administration and the credit union industry with an op-ed today in The Hill noting that — in addition to being exempt from taxes — credit unions enjoy a “compliant federal regulator that often acts like a cheerleader for the industry it is supposed to be supervising.”