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September 10, 2019 By Caity Witucki Contributing Editor, SBA Hot Topic Tuesday SBA Hot Topic Tuesday — Third Generation SBA Lender Derrick Burge, who is learning the SBA program presently, will be the third generation in his family to work in the Small Business lending industry. He is currently studying economics at Ivy Tech in…

September 9, 2019 By Mary Miller Contributing Editor, Main Street Monday Main Street Monday – 48% of Main Street Have Their Financing Needs Met Statistics and trends in the Federal Reserve’s Small Business Credit Survey give entrepreneurs, small business owners and lenders insight into this year’s overall picture of the small business lending industry. 29%…

September 6, 2019 By Caity Witucki Contributing Editor, Fraud Friday Fraud Friday – “They Got Us” Swapping Business Owners On October 16, 2007, the SBA allegedly denied a $2,000,000 7(a) loan application submitted by a banc-serv employee. There were two 50% owners of the applicant business – a “President” and a “CEO.” According to the…

September 5, 2019 By Caity Witucki Contributing Editor, Coleman Movers & Shakers Coleman Movers & Shakers — Bill Luckinbill, Highland Bank, and Theo Ransum America First Credit Union Hires Bill Luckinbill as Senior SBA Loan Officer At the Pheonix branch of America First Credit Union, Bill Luckinbill will be responsible for underwriting SBA 7(a) and…

September 4, 2019 By Caity Witucki Contributing Editor, SBA C-Suite Tips Wednesday SBA C-Suite Tips Wednesday — “Riches in Niches” Know the Trends in the Lending Landscape Trends in the small business lending industry are affected by supply and demand. During the recession, the problem was with the supply. Lenders were simply not making small…

CPR Report: SBA Actual 7(a) Prepays Stay Above 17% September 4, 2019By Bob JudgeEditor, CPR Report Download the CPR Report In June, total prepays, including paid excess principal (ACPR), came in at 17.45%, a 1% decrease from last month’s reading of 17.68%. After correcting for the excess principal being released from the MRF, pool prepays…

September 3, 2019 By Caity Witucki Contributing Editor, SBA Hot Topic Tuesday SBA Hot Topic Tuesday – Inadequate Support for Equity Injection Results in Guaranty Denial A recent OIG review of “high risk” SBA 7(a) loans — over $500,000 and defaults within 18 months has resulted in the recommendation of denying the guaranty of two…

August 30, 2019 By Caity Witucki Contributing Editor, Fraud Friday Fraud Friday – “Working Capital” Fits better than “Past Due Payroll Taxes” Former president, chief executive officer and founder of banc-serv, Kerri Agee (aka Kerri Agee-Smith), has been indicted for her alleged role in a 13-year-long conspiracy to defraud the Small Business Administration (SBA). Four…

August 29, 2019 By Caity Witucki Contributing Editor, Coleman Movers & Shakers Coleman Movers & Shakers — Jake Kuester, Jewon Kim, and Greg Rockenback Community Reinvestment Fund Names Kuester Director of Credit and Business Operations Community Reinvestment Fund (CRF)– a national non-profit lender– has named longtime business lending expert Jake Kuester as its new director…

2020 SBA Secondary Market Summit Home Speakers Agenda Registration The 12th Annual Event for SBA Secondary Market Professionals! The only industry event where you can get accurate market intelligence targeted to finance professionals who sell, trade, buy or regulate SBA secondary market paper. Now in its 12th year, the Coleman and Government Loan Solutions’ SBA…