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Coleman’s Movers and Shakers
March 17, 2016 By Bob Coleman Editor, Movers and Shakers Seacoast Commerce Bank Announces the Hiring of Michael Cosentino, Vice President and SBA Business Development Officer, in Reno, Nevada “Michael is a great addition to our SBA Team and will develop our presence in Northern Nevada, complementing our Las Vegas, Nevada, loan production office. Michael…
Read MoreC-Suite Wednesday — C-Suite Wednesday — Paragon’s Niche? Franchise Lending in the Southeast
March 16, 2016 By Bob Coleman Editor, C-Suite Wednesday Episode 16 — Charles Yorke, President, Paragon Small Business Capital Group Welcome to Coleman Small Business Lending Podcast with your host, Bob Coleman. Today’s guest is Charles Yorke, President of the Paragon Small Business Capital Group. With 34 years experience in banking and 16 years in…
Read MoreParticipate in our SBA BDO Compensation Survey to Receive a Free Report!
March 15, 2016 Participate in our SBA BDO Compensation Survey to Receive a Free Report! By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report Please take 2 minutes to participate in Coleman’s 2016 SBA BDO Compensation Survey. (Results will be published in May 2016.) Which of the following is your primary job function: SBA 7(a) BDO SBA 504…
Read MoreFraud Friday — Community Bank CEO Sentenced to Two Years for Understating Loan Losses
March 11, 2016 By Bob Coleman Editor, Fraud Friday Fraud Friday — Community Bank CEO Sentenced to Two Years for Understating Loan Losses Laurie Mayfield signed off of a Call Report that “hid” $830,000 in loan losses when her bank was sold to Texas-based Vantage Bank. She received two years in prison, three years probation…
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Coleman’s Movers and Shakers Lynn Ozer Joins Fulton Bank Reports Jeff Blumenthal of the Philadelphia Business Journal Lynn Ozer, one of the region’s most prominent Small Business Administration lenders, has landed a position as president of SBA lending at Lancaster, Pa.-based Fulton Financial Corp. According to her LinkedIn page, Ozer started her new role in…
Read MoreC-Suite Wednesday — SBA 7(a) Secondary Market Outlook for 2016
March 9, 2016 C-Suite Wednesday — SBA 7(a) Secondary Market Outlook for 2016 By Bob Coleman Editor, C-Suite Wednesday Episode 15 — Bob Judge, CEO of Government Loan Solutions Coleman Small Business Lending Podcast Today’s guest is Bob Judge, CEO of Government Loan Solutions, Inc. In October 2006, Bob co-founded Government Loan Solutions for the…
Read MoreColeman Small Business Podcast Episode 14 — Evan Singer, President, SmartBiz
March 7, 2016 Main Street Monday — SmartBiz–The Online SBA 7(a) Marketplace Lending Disruptor? Coleman Small Business Lending Podcast Episode 14 — Evan Singer, President, SmartBiz By Bob Coleman Editor, Main Street Monday Today’s guest is Evan Singer, President of SmartBiz, a venture backed financial technology company in San Francisco, CA. Evan has built a…
Read MoreFraud Friday — Georgia Community Bank ex-CEO gets 7 years in Jail for Fraud
March 4, 2016 By Bob Coleman Editor, Fraud Friday Fraud Friday — Georgia Community Bank ex-CEO gets 7 years in Jail for Fraud “Today, another TARP banker was sentenced to jail for hiding a bank’s past due loans during the crisis to make the bank appear healthy,” sys Christy Goldsmith Romero, Special Inspector General for…
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March 3, 2016 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman’s Movers and Shakers Paragon Small Business Capital Group Obtains Preferred Lenders Program Status “This status is this highest standard in the small business lending industry, and it adds nationwide credibility to our team,” said Charles Yorke, President of the Paragon Small Business Capital Group. “It signifies that…
Read MoreC-Suite Wednesday — Five Need-to-Know Tips on SBA Construction Loans
March 2, 2016 by Walter McLaughlin Contributor, Coleman Report C-Suite Wednesday — Five Need-to-Know Tips on SBA Construction Loans As we all are aware, SBA lending is a unique, highly-specialized niche. Less obvious but equally intuitive: so is construction lending. Put the two together and you have a challenging mix that offers great rewards at…
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