Fraud Friday — Former Bank President Pleads Guilty to $3.5 Million Fraud

September 18, 2015 By Bob Coleman Editor, Fraud Friday Fraud Friday — Former Bank President Pleads Guilty to $3.5 Million Fraud I gave my five common themes of lender employee fraud in a speech to America’s Small Business Development Company annual conference in San Francisco last week. Long Time Employee Outside Investments make them appear…

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5 Things to Consider When Making an SBA Franchise Loan

September 14, 2015 By Walter H. McLaughlin Coleman Report Contributor Senior Vice President/SBA Manager Banner Bank 5 Things to Consider When Making an SBA Franchise Loan Every good business model recognizes the need for balance between supply and demand. In the SBA world, franchise lending is a microcosm of that basic economic principle. A 2014…

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Fraud Friday — Ex-CEO, TARP’s First Conviction Gets 2 ½ Years

September 11, 2015 By Bob Coleman Editor, Fraud Friday Fraud Friday — Ex-CEO, TARP’s First Conviction Gets 2 ½ Years Charles Antonucci was the first banker convicted of TARP banking fraud. After cooperating with the feds, he was sentenced to 2 ½ years in prison for lying to regulators and embezzling bank funds. The former…

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SBA’s New Refinance Rules: The Big Payoff

September 10, 2015 SBA’s New Refinance Rules: The Big Payoff by Walter H. McLaughlin Banner Bank Senior Vice President/SBA Manager Improving a borrower’s cash flow by refinancing eligible business debt has always been a pillar of the 7(a) program. Thanks to a rule change effective May 1, the pillars just got a little bit stronger.…

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Coleman’s Movers and Shakers

Coleman’s Movers and Shakers September 9, 2015 by Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman’s Movers and Shakers Pinnacle Bank Hires the Dynamic SBA Team of Brad Lebsack and Rebecca Wang Says Susan K. Black, President and Chief Executive Officer, “We are so pleased that Mr. Lebsack and Ms. Wang have joined the Pinnacle Bank Team. Brad and…

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Coleman Small Business Podcast Episode 1

Coleman Small Business Podcast Episode 1 Coleman’s Small Business Lending Podcast features national experts in the small business lending industry. Today’s guest is Brock Blake, CEO, Founder of Lendio. Brock’s passion is to make small business lending simple for the 30 million Main Street businesses across the USA. Lendio is growing rapidly by helping over…

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