Main Street Monday — NEW Video Coleman Report Update for December 17, 2017!

December 18, 2017 Main Street Monday — NEW Video Coleman Report Update for December 18, 2017! Check out our revamped vlog. This week’s December 18, 2017 stories for Main Street Lenders: Congressman Sanford Bishop talks about USDA b&i lending. SBA Inspector General Claws Back $5 Million from Lenders The 8 Components of SBA Loan Workout…

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Fraud Friday — Borrower Pleads Guilty to $1.7 Million Fraud

December 15, 2017 By Bob Coleman Editor, Fraud Friday Fraud Friday — Borrower Pleads Guilty to $1.7 Million Fraud A Missouri small businessman sold his business for $2 million. United Community Bank loaned the buyers$1.7 million. The problem is Todd Rood, 46, falsified the financials. He claimed profits of over $500,000. Writes the Western District…

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Fraud Friday — Wisconsin Community Bank CEO Gets 2 Years in Jail for Fraud

December 8, 2017 By Bob Coleman Editor, Fraud Friday Fraud Friday — Wisconsin Community Bank CEO Gets 2 Years in Jail for Fraud “Bank executives who intentionally falsify bank records to deceive regulators must be brought to justice for their actions,” says Mark Bialek, Inspector General of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve…

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2017 National Rural Lenders’ Roundtable on USDA Rural Development

December 7, 2017 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report The Farm Bill and Rural Small Business Lending  Congressman Sanford Bishop of Georgia addressed 70 rural development lenders this morning at the 2017 National Rural Lender’s Roundtable in Washington D.C. Getting capital to rural America’s Main Street is a passion of his.He praised the USDA rural…

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C-Suite Wednesday — SBA 7(a) Premium Distribution for 2017

December 6, 2017 By Bob Coleman Editor, C-Suite Wednesday C-Suite Wednesday — SBA 7(a) Premium Distribution for 2017 At yesterday’s 10th Annual SBA Secondary Market Summit, SBA Secondary Market Chief John Wade presented these excellent charts of premiums realized by lenders for SBA 7(a) loans sold to the secondary market in FY17. The Matrix Heat…

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SBA Hot Topic Tuesday — SBA Secondary Market Stats

December 5, 2017 SBA Hot Topic Tuesday — SBA Secondary Market Stats The 10th Annual 2017 SBA Secondary Market Summit is currently in process in Washington D.C., I will cover the event in more detail at a later date, but in the interim I am forwarding the power points from the presenters. Pay particular attention…

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