SBA Hot Topic Tuesday — SBA Secondary Market Quotes

July 26, 2016 By Bob Coleman Editor, SBA Hot Topic Tuesday SBA 7(a) Secondary Market Quotes   Maturity Spread Price Weekly % Change Monthly % Change 8 Years P + 2.75 109.375 +0.11% -0.34% 10 Years P + 2.75 113.125 +0.11% -0.50% 15 Years P + 2.75 113.250 0.0% -0.66% 20 Years P + 2.75…

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Fraud Friday — The Boys and their Toys, Community Banker CEO Style

July 22, 2016 Fraud Friday — The Boys and their Toys, Community Banker CEO Style By Bob Coleman Editor, Fraud Friday It’s a nice list of toys. Corvettes, SUVs, some really nice RV’s, a Kibbi trailer and a “Classic” trailer — hope he had at least some sense and got an Airstream. Former Wisconsin-based Farmers…

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C-Suite Wednesday — Main Street in Maintenance Mode, Seeing Little Growth

July 13, 2016 C-Suite Wednesday — Main Street in Maintenance Mode, Seeing Little Growth By Bob Coleman Editor, C-Suite Wednesday “Small business optimism did not go down in June, which is good, but small businesses are in maintenance mode experiencing little growth,” says NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg. “Uncertainty is high, expectations for better business…

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SBA Hot Topic Tuesday — PayPal Tops $2 Billion in Small Business Lending

July 12, 2016 By Bob Coleman Editor, SBA Hot Topic Tuesday SBA Hot Topic Tuesday — PayPal Tops $2 Billion in Small Business Lending Your competition offers a five minute application, an immediate decision, and funds deposited into the small business checking account the next day. Most of you know, I’ve borrowed money from PayPal’s…

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