Main Street Monday – USDA Announces New $1.4 Billion Government Guaranteed Loan Program for Food Supply Chain Businesses

January 24, 2022 Delaney SextonContributing Editor Main Street Monday – USDA Announces New $1.4 Billion Government Guaranteed Loan Program for Food Supply Chain Businesses Effective immediately, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is forming a Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program. The program is intended to expand access to financing for food systems infrastructure and create…

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Participate in Coleman’s 29th Annual 2022 SBA Department Compensation Survey and Receive a Free Report!

January 21, 2022 Joseph ColemanManaging Editor Your SBA lending team is invited to participate in Coleman’s 29th annual SBA department compensation survey. Survey results will be bundled and sold along with other essential data needed to support your compensation plan to all stakeholders. Although survey participants will remain anonymous, they may submit their email addresses…

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Fraud Friday – Jailed Sonoma Valley Bank Execs’ Prison Sentence Voided

January 21, 2022 Delaney SextonContributing Editor Fraud Friday – Jailed Sonoma Valley Bank Execs’ Prison Sentence Voided The appellate panel of judges claim that the case relied too heavily on the bank officers being responsible for the bank’s collapse. At the time of Sonoma Valley Bank’s closure, the Great Recession was wreaking havoc on the…

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Fraud Friday – SBA Bank Loan Officer Pleads Guilty to Kickbacks!

January 14, 2021 Delaney SextonContributing Editor Fraud Friday – SBA Bank Loan Officer Pleads Guilty to Kickbacks! Brian Ferris received a $500 kickback for each loan he approved, and in total, he only accumulated $15,000 out of a $285,000 loan fraud scheme. The Massachusetts-based SBA bank lender repeatedly omitted from the Form 1919 that there…

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C-Suite Wednesday – 504 Lending up 65% in Fiscal Year 2022

January 12, 2021 Delaney SextonContributing Editor C-Suite Wednesday – 504 Lending up 65% in Fiscal Year 2022 As of January 7, there are 9,632 7(a) loans that have been approved for more than $4.8 billion. SBA reports that around 70% of the 7(a) loan volume in fiscal year 2022 has been loans under $150,000. In…

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