“Abacus: Small Enough to Jail”
“Abacus: Small Enough to Jail” is a documentary about Abacus Federal Savings Bank, a small community bank in Chinatown, New York. It’s the only U.S. bank criminally charged in connection to the 2008 financial crisis. The film questions if the bank was unfairly targeted due to its small size and community ties and compares it…
Read MoreColeman Report Live! January 26, 2024 — Fraud Friday @ 1pm EST
Join on MS Teams Watch on YouTube Host: Bob Coleman, Owner/Editor, Coleman ReportCo-Host: Lance Sexton, Contributor, Fountainhead CCGuests: Delaney Sexton, Editor, Coleman Report
Read MoreFirst Business Bank Promotes Mike Groth to Vice President, SBA Lending
Mike Groth joined First Business Bank in 2018 as an SBA Portfolio Manager and has more than 15 years of banking experience. Mike grew up in Wisconsin and earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Outside of banking, Mike serves as Scoutmaster for his community’s local Scout Troop…
Read MoreNewtek’s Loan Pools of Unguaranteed Portion of SBA 7(a) Loans Receive Investment Ratings Upgrades
Barry Sloane, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer says, “We are pleased that S&P Global Ratings has upgraded their investment-grade ratings on two of the Company’s most seasoned securitizations outstanding. The loans in these securitizations were underwritten prior to COVID-19 and experienced the effects of the pandemic plus the interest rate shocks of 2022 and…
Read MoreReadycap and KeyBank Top Washington SBA 7(a) FY23 Rankings
RANK Lender # Loans $ Amount Average Loan Size 1 Readycap Lending, LLC (NJ) 39 $63,510,900 $1,628,485 2 KeyBank National Association (OH) 161 $50,169,100 $311,609 3 Umpqua Bank (CA) 108 $43,899,400 $406,476 4 Celtic Bank Corporation (UT) 23 $39,309,800 $1,709,122 5 Live Oak Banking Company (NC) 24 $37,990,100 $1,582,921 6 Washington Trust Bank (WA) 60…
Read MoreColeman Report Live! January 22, 2024 — Main Street Monday @ 1pm EST
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Read MoreFraud Friday – Business Owner with 16 Previous Convictions Sentenced for PPP & EIDL Fraud
January 19, 2024 Delaney SextonContributing Editor Fraud Friday – Business Owner with 16 Previous Convictions Sentenced for PPP & EIDL Fraud Justin Eugene Dowie will be adding another conviction to his criminal history after being sentenced to five years in federal prison earlier this month. In July 2023, Dowie pleaded guilty to one count of…
Read MoreCorrectly Preparing SBA’s New FY 24 Universal Guaranty Purchase Package – Webinar Thu. January 25
SBA’s All New Universal Purchase Package for SBA 7(a) Loans, SBA 7(a) Small Loans Less than $500k and SBAExpress Attend the Live Webinar EventThursday, January 25, 20242:00 PM Eastern75-minute training with e-certification Lenders must be correct and precise in their completion of SBA’s new SBA 7(a) guaranty purchase request — to receive payment and not…
Read MoreSecond Rapier Donation of $350,000 Paid for Hector Barreto’s Personal Expenses
The second installment of Dr. Rapier’s donation was larger than the last. The Latino Coalition Foundation received $350,000 for a youth apprenticeship program. Once again, the account was dwindling right before it received Dr. Rapier’s donation. The funds were sent between Miguel Gutierrez and Hector Barreto. At times, the donation was used to pay credit…
Read MoreDonation to Support Underprivileged Youths Used for Hector Barreto Personal Payments
Dr. Rapier’s first installment of a $1.35 million donation to the Latino Coalition Foundation (LCF) was $250,000. This money was intended to develop an apprenticeship program to provide training to young workers and pair them with employers in skills-based businesses. The first donation was actually used to make credit card payments and wires to Hector…
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