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Main Street Monday — Small Business Fin Tech Lenders Form Alliance Ahead of CFPB Ruling
April 4, 2016 Main Street Monday — Small Business Fin Tech Lenders Form Alliance Ahead of CFPB Ruling By Bob Coleman Editor, Main Street Monday Episode 18 — Tom Sullivan, Executive Director for the Coalition for Responsible Business Finance Welcome to Coleman’s Small Business Lending Podcast with your host Bob Coleman. Today’s guest is Tom…
Read MoreColeman Movers & Shakers — Register for Free CRE Technology Webinar Sponsored by Partner Engineering
March 31, 2016 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Movers and Shakers Coleman Movers & Shakers — Register for Free CRE Technology Webinar Sponsored by Partner Engineering Shannon Smith joins Heritage First Bank as Senior Vice President “It is an honor to welcome Shannon to the Heritage First family. He brings a wealth of knowledge to…
Read MoreC-Suite Wednesday — NY Fed Says Small Banks Make 52% of Main Street Loans
March 30, 2016 C-Suite Wednesday — NY Fed Says Small Banks Make 52% of Main Street Loans By Bob Coleman Editor, C-Suite Wednesday From their just released 2015 Small Business Credit Survey. Other interesting takeaways: Small banks are the primary source of small business lending FinTech lenders have a dismal 15% borrower satisfaction rating, compared…
Read MoreSBA Hot Topic Tuesday — CPR Report: SBA 7(a) Prepays Start 2016 Below 8%
March 29, 2016 SBA Hot Topic Tuesday — CPR Report: SBA 7(a) Prepays Start 2016 Below 8% By Bob Judge Editor, CPR Report In January, prepays rose slightly from December, but stayed below 8% as we begin tracking 2016. The cause was a double-digit increase in defaults (CDR) that was mostly offset by a decrease…
Read MoreThe Zillow of Small Business Valuation
March 28, 2016 By Bob Coleman Editor, Main Street Monday Episode 17 — Michael Carter, Founder and CEO of BizEquity Mike Carter has over 15 years experience in enterprise software and technology services. He’s founded three software companies. Mike was chief marketing officer of a publicly traded billion dollar Internet company and has been called…
Read MoreFraud Friday — Ex-Community Bank CEO Gets 11 Years in Jail
March 25, 2016 By Bob Coleman Editor, Fraud Friday Fraud Friday — Ex-Community Bank CEO Gets 11 Years in Jail The 74-year old founder and former chief executive officer of Nebraska’s largest bank failure learned his fate this week — 11 years in jail for bank fraud. Prosecutors said Lundstrom concealed delinquent and uncollectible loans…
Read MoreColeman’s Movers and Shakers
March 24, 2016 By Bob Coleman Editor, Movers and Shakers Participate in our 2016 SBA BDO Compensation Survey to Receive a Free Report! Take the 2 min survey (Survey Closes Friday, March 25, 2016.) The Coleman Report has published a compensation study of SBA BDOs since 1994. Data is collected in two ways: First, we…
Read MoreC-Suite Wednesday — Why you Need to Start or Invest in an SBIC
March 23, 2016 By Marty Teckler Partner, Kelley Drye mteckler@kelleydrye.com Contributor, C-Suite Wednesday C-Suite Wednesday — Why you Need to Start or Invest in an SBIC “Banks and their holding companies and certain investment advisers can derive significant regulatory advantages from participating directly or indirectly in the SBIC Program whether or not Leverage is obtained.…
Read MoreSBA Hot Topic Tuesday — New Inspector General Audit Denies Another $2.7 Million SBA 7(a) Guaranty
March 22, 2016 By Bob Coleman Editor, SBA Hot Topic Tuesday SBA Hot Topic Tuesday — New Inspector General Audit Denies Another $2.7 Million SBA 7(a) Guaranty Continuing cost overruns pushed the construction of a fitness club from $5 million to $12.3 million. In 2011, California Bank & Trust approved a $2.7 million SBA 7(a)…
Read MoreMain Street Monday – Franchisees Bullish on Economy
March 21, 2016 Main Street Monday – Franchisees Bullish on Economy By Bob Coleman Editor, Main Street Monday Edith Wiseman serves as President of FRANdata, a leading advisory and research firm focusing on the franchise industry. Wiseman played a pivotal leadership role in the creation and growth of the Franchise Registry, a website accessed by…
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