C-Suite Wednesday — California Close to Adopting Small Business Lending APR Disclosures for Non-Bank Lenders
July 25, 2018 Dominic J. Bartolone Contributing Editor C-Suite Wednesday — California Close to Adopting Small Business Lending APR Disclosures for Non-Bank Lenders Making its way through the California legislature is a new bill that will have a negative effect on small business lenders. The legislation, initially introduced in February, would be the first-of-its-kind to…
Read MoreSBA Hot Topic Tuesday — What Is the One Thing You Would Change in the SBA 504 Loan Program?
July 24, 2018 By Bob Coleman Editor, SBA Hot Topic Tuesday SBA Hot Topic Tuesday — What Is the One Thing You Would Change in the SBA 504 Loan Program? Here are some of your responses from our poll several weeks ago: Governance and regulations for CDC’s has become too much to handle. OCRM’s have…
Read MoreMain Street Monday — Fed Says Small Biz Optimistic, with Strong Revenue Growth and Profits
July 23, 2018 By Bob Coleman Editor, Main Street Monday Contributing Editor Dominic J Bartolone Main Street Monday — Fed Says Small Biz Optimistic, with Strong Revenue Growth and Profits The 2018 survey compiled by the 12 Federal Reserve Banks is yet another data point touting Main Street optimism. Here are some highlights from the…
Read MoreColeman Report Update! Sponsored by Business Finance Capital — SBA Appraisals, Main Street Optimism, Suzy Granger of DRDA, Hotel Royal, Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo
July 20, 2018 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report Update! Coleman Report Update! Sponsored by Business Finance Capital — SBA Appraisals, Main Street Optimism, Suzy Granger of DRDA, Hotel Royal, Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo This Week’s Topics • SBA Appraisals • Main Street Optimism • Suzy Granger of DRDA • Hotel Royal Alabama Gulf Coast…
Read MoreFraud Friday — Borrower Continues FInancial Fraud while on Bond, Jailed
July 20, 2018 By Bob Coleman Editor, Fraud Friday Fraud Friday — Borrower Continues FInancial Fraud while on Bond, Jailed Life got harder for Wisconsin businessman Ron Van Den Heuvel after a judge ordered him jailed following allegations that he continued to commit crimes while free on bond. Van Den Heuvel was convicted and sentenced…
Read MoreColeman Movers & Shakers — Liz Gray, Dana Malley, Jeff Fulcher, Jim Bishop, Michele Brown, Ben Taylor, Mich Elkouri
July 19, 2018 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Movers and Shankers Coleman Movers & Shakers — Liz Gray, Dana Malley, Jeff Fulcher, Jim Bishop, Michele Brown, Ben Taylor, Mich Elkouri Liz Gray Named State Director of New Hampshire SBDC “Liz brings invaluable relationships and a strong understanding of how the stakeholders in New Hampshire’s small…
Read MoreMaking Smarter Small Business Lending Decisions
July 30, 2018 Making Smarter Small Business Lending Decisions By Ed Oetinger, Director of Product Management Moody’s Analytics Small businesses contribute significantly to the US economy, while also requiring lines of credit to grow. However, the lack of data availability on small businesses has posed a significant challenge for lenders. Without a complete history of…
Read MoreC-Suite Wednesday — Legislation Introduced to Raise SBA CRE Appraisals to $500k
July 18, 2018 By Bob Coleman Editor, C-Suite Wednesday C-Suite Wednesday — Legislation Introduced to Raise SBA CRE Appraisals to $500k Last April, the FDIC raised the threshold of requiring an appraisal from $250,000 to $500,000 in commercial real estate transactions. The problem is SBA’s regs still require appraisals at the $250,000 level. Bipartisan-supported H.R.…
Read MoreSBA Hot Topic Tuesday — New Lender Portfolio Intelligence from SBA’s Lender Portal
July 17, 2018 By Bob Coleman Editor, SBA Hot Topic Tuesday SBA Hot Topic Tuesday — New Lender Portfolio Intelligence from SBA’s Lender Portal The new update will allow you to view your portfolio to show: 2-Year trendlines for PARRiS/SMART metrics Concentration tables for industry segments, franchises, and geographic lending area Number of loans and/or…
Read MoreMain Street Monday — Manufacturer’s Optimism at All-Time Highs
July 16, 2018 By Bob Coleman Editor, Main Street Monday Main Street Monday — Manufacturer’s Optimism at All-Time Highs Says the National Association of Manufacturers. Another study touting Main Street optimism — 95.1% rate business outlook as positive, an all time survey high. Check out the stats of manufacturers’ expected growth rate for the next…
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