First Bank of the Lake Promotes Annemarie Murphy to Chief Lending Officer, SEVP and Elected her as Director of FBOL Bancshares, Inc.

July 1, 2024 Delaney SextonContributing Editor First Bank of the Lake Promotes Annemarie Murphy to Chief Lending Officer, SEVP and Elected her as Director of FBOL Bancshares, Inc. “Annemarie has been an integral part of the Bank’s success since she started in August 2019,” states Mike Anderson, Chairman, President & CEO. “She’s grown the SBA…

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Steve Coughlin Joins Metropolitan Solutions Group as Director of Operations for Laboratories, Training, and Occupational Health

July 1, 2024 Delaney SextonContributing Editor Steve Coughlin Joins Metropolitan Solutions Group as Director of Operations for Laboratories, Training, and Occupational Health David Spinazzolo, President and CEO of Metropolitan Solutions, says, “Steve Coughlin brings strong military and civilian business management and leadership experience to deliver optimized solutions across the board for our Navy and Maritime…

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SBA 7(a) Lending Stats by State

July 1, 2024 Delaney SextonContributing Editor SBA 7(a) Lending Stats by State For fiscal year 2024, these are the lending statistics by state as of June 30, 2024:

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Former President of SouthernTrust Bank Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Records – Fraud Friday

June 28, 2024 Delaney SextonContributing Editor Former President of SouthernTrust Bank Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Records – Fraud Friday “The lack of professional responsibility demonstrated by Steven Cook diminishes the faith consumers place in the banking process,” says FBI Springfield Field Office Acting Special Agent in Charge Shannon Fontenot. “Financial fraud is a serious crime…

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Underwriting the SBA 7(a) and 504 Franchise Loan – 12/11

A Best Practice SBA Lending Guide Post-Franchise DirectoryWebinar Registration Includes Coleman’s “SBA Franchise Eligibility Cheat Sheet” —a go-to reference tool for evaluating borrower franchise agreements and the FDD. A Coleman WebinarDate: Wednesday, December 11, 2024Time: 2:00 p.m. EasternIncludes e-certification & recording Last year’s SBA rule change eliminated the need for lenders to consider control issues…

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Lenders May Use the Newly Updated SBA Form 1919

June 27, 2024 Delaney SextonContributing Editor Lenders May Use the Newly Updated SBA Form 1919 SBA received approval for the edits made to SBA Form 1919 to reflect the Criminal Justice Rule. Question #4 on page 2 of the form was updated: “The new question #4 uses the phrase ‘serving a sentence of imprisonment imposed…

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SBA 7(a) Lending Stats by Industry

June 27, 2024 Delaney SextonContributing Editor SBA 7(a) Lending Stats by Industry For fiscal year 2024, these are the lending statistics by industry as of June 25, 2024:

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Representative Williams & Senator Ernst are “Pleased” but “Remain Concerned” After Funding Circle’s Announcement

June 26, 2024 Delaney SextonContributing Editor Representative Williams & Senator Ernst are “Pleased” but “Remain Concerned” After Funding Circle’s Announcement Representative Roger Williams and Senator Joni Ernst released a joint statement since the announcement that Funding Circle is voluntarily returning its SBLC license: “As we have been saying from the moment it was announced, Funding…

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United Community Welcomes Jeannie Yoder as SBA Regional Executive

June 26, 2024 Delaney SextonContributing Editor United Community Welcomes Jeannie Yoder as SBA Regional Executive “Throughout Jeannie’s career, she has consistently demonstrated an exceptional aptitude for SBA lending,” says Beth Hallock, president of SBA lending at United. “With a remarkable track record, generating north of $600 million in SBA loan production, she brings invaluable expertise…

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