Tag: Small business lending

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 ...

Many small business owners say they have difficulty obtaining information about financial products, “which may contribute to a less competitive ...

The total number and value of small-business and small-farm loans made by financial institutions subject to the Community Reinvestment Act ...

An approach that not only addresses challenges of access to capital for underserved communities, but one that also builds a ...