Coleman Report

November 26, 2025 Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher A Coleman Conversation: Carissa Sousa In this week’s episode of A Coleman Conversation, Bob Coleman sits down with Carissa Sousa, AVP at Shoreham Bank in Warwick, Rhode Island, to discuss her rapid rise in government-guaranteed lending, the bank’s nationwide SBA strategy, and how thoughtful guideline tightening is attracting…

SBA Hot Topic Tuesday: Coleman Report Top SBA 7(a) Lenders by $ and # of Loans Alaska Growth Capital Top State 7(a) Lender by $ — AlaskaTop State 7(a) Lender by # — Alaska BancFirst Top State 7(a) Lender by $ — OklahomaTop State 7(a) Lender by # — Oklahoma Banco Popular de Puerto Rico…

November 24, 2025 by Ben KoplanCLU, CFP®, LifeEase The Post-Shutdown SBA Loan Surge: Why Expedited Life Insurance Is Critical for Timely Loan Closings Executive Summary The recent 43-day federal government shutdown created an unprecedented backlog in SBA loan processing, blocking approximately $5.3 billion in capital from reaching 10,000 small businesses nationwide. With the government reopening…

November 24, 2025 by Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher Main Street Monday: Coleman Report SBA 504 Top 100 SBA’s 504 program posted a strong year. Fiscal 2025 volume came in at $7.8 billion, a 17% jump over FY24. The program has now logged three straight years of growth—though it’s still shy of the $9.2 billion record…

November 21, 2025 by Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher Kris Roglieri Pleads Guilty in Massive Commercial Loan Fraud Scheme Kris Roglieri, the former CEO of Prime Capital Ventures, pled guilty on November 13 to federal wire fraud conspiracy charges after prosecutors detailed a large scheme that pulled in more than $55 million from commercial loan clients.…

November 20, 2025 by Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher Movers & Shakers: Eric Bacon, Kevin Gallagher, Nathan Ray & Kent Knapp Eric Bacon Promoted to Senior Vice President, Managing Director of SBA 504 Loan Originations at SomerCor Eric Bacon has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Managing Director of SBA 504 Loan Originations at SomerCor. Eric…

November 19, 2025 Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher, Coleman Report A Coleman Conversation: Brock Blake  In this week’s episode of A Coleman Conversation, Bob Coleman sits down with Brock Blake, CEO and co-founder of Lendio, to explore his journey from scrappy BYU soccer standout to building one of the nation’s leading small business financing platforms. Brock…

November 18, 2025 Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher, Coleman Report SBA Hot Topic Tuesday: Coleman Report Top 100 SBA 7(a) Lenders by Number of Loans FY25 The elephant in the room for this year’s rankings is BayFirst Bank’s decision to exit the SBA 7(a) program. Their departure is reverberating through the industry, especially among lenders who…

November 17, 2025 Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher, Coleman Report Main Street Monday: Coleman Report Top 100 SBA 7(a) Lenders by Loan Amount FY25 This is the first installment in our five-part review of SBA lending results for FY 2025. Today I highlight the Top 100 SBA 7(a) lenders by total loan dollars approved. Upcoming releases…

November 13, 2025 Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher, Coleman Report THIS JUST IN — Etran Unlocked at 12:01 AM This Morning – SBA Back in Business Says SBA Associate Administrator, Office of Capital Access Thomas Kimsey: Based on President Trump’s signature of Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371, SBA’s Office of Capital Access (OCA) provides this immediate…