A new kind of ‘community bank’ for small businesses
Small business owners' priorities and how banks can meet their needs in 2026, from SBA lending to succession planning and ...
Tag: Small business lending
Banking agencies release CRA data on small-business, small-farm lending in 2024
About 9.1 million small-business loans totaling nearly $276.6 billion were reported in 2024. As for small-farm loans, about 197,000 small-farm ...
CFPB proposes to streamline small-business data collection rule
The CFPB is proposing revisions to its small-business lending data rule to scale back the scope of data collection, saying ...
CFPB finalizes extended compliance dates for small-business lending data collection
The CFPB has finalized a rule extending the compliance dates for its small-business data collection. The bureau first extended the ...
SBA releases compliance form for smaller institutions on debanking order
The Small Business Administration has released a form that smaller financial institutions – those with less than $30 billion in ...
Podcast: The real difference between stablecoins and tokenized deposits
Tokenized deposits are often spoken of alongside stablecoins, but the digital asset types have significantly different features and designs.
Small Business Administration orders lenders to stop ‘debanking’
The Small Business Administration has ordered its network of more than 5,000 lenders to end any practices that result in ...
CFPB to repropose rules on small business lending, data sharing
The CFPB plans to propose rulemaking on small business lending data collection and consumer data sharing before the end of ...
ABA urges lawmakers to prohibit direct lending under 7(a) loan program
ABA expressed its support for a bill to prohibit the Small Business Administration from directly making loans under the 7(a) ...
ABA offers fixes for small-business lending data collection rule
In a letter, ABA said it is pleased with the CFPB's proposal to revise its small-business lending data rule and ...
