Coleman Report
Fraud Friday — Bank COO Gets 8 Years for Hiding Loan Losses
September 4, 2015 By Bob Coleman Editor, Fraud Friday Fraud Friday — Bank COO Gets 8 Years for Hiding Loan Losses On Wednesday, the former Chief Operating Officer of San Francisco-based United Commercial Bank, Ebrahim Shabudin was sentenced to 97 months in prison. He was found guilty on seven counts of bank fraud after a…
Read MoreColeman Movers and Shakers — 8 Tickets Remain for Florida SBA Conference
September 3, 2015 By Bob Coleman Editor, Movers and Shakers Coleman Movers and Shakers — 8 Tickets Remain for Florida SBA Conference Lance Sexton Joins Legacy Bank as Senior Vice President “ I am excited to be a part of a team that is committed to being a leader in small business banking in this…
Read MoreC-Suite Wednesday — SBA One FAQs
September 2, 2015 By Bob Coleman Editor, C-Suite The Mid-America conference in Dallas concludes today, attracting 450 SBA lending professionals. The roll out of SBA One continues to be the hot topic for SBA lenders. Here are the FAQs: 1. In what order will SBA One functionality be rolled-out? SBA is committed to roll-out functionality…
Read MoreCPR Report: Prepays Back Down to 7%
September 1, 2015 By Bob Judge Editor, The CPR Report In June, prepays moved back down toward 7% after one month above 8%. The make-up of the drop was a large percentage fall in the default CPR combined with a smaller decrease in the prepayment element. Defaults fell by 58%, staying below 2% for the…
Read MoreSBA and Exporting: The Entire World Is Your Borrower’s Customer
August 31, 2015 SBA and Exporting: The Entire World Is Your Borrower’s Customer by Walter McLaughlin Coleman Report Contributor Senior Vice President Banner Bank It’s a well-known fact that the Small Business Administration is on the leading edge of facilitating access to capital for America’s small businesses. What’s less publicized is that the SBA has…
Read MoreFraud Friday Special Report — SBA, DOJ Announce Settlement with Frank Dinsmore, EDF Resource Capital for $6 Million
August 28, 2015 Fraud Friday Special Report — SBA, DOJ Announce Settlement with Frank Dinsmore, EDF Resource Capital for $6 Million EDF RESOURCE CAPITAL INC. AND CEO TO PAY $6 MILLION FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS RELATED TO SMALL BUSINESS ADMININSTRATION LOAN PROGRAM WASHINGTON – EDF Resource Capital Inc. and its CEO, Frank Dinsmore, have agreed to…
Read MoreFraud Friday — The Stolen Valor, Photoshopped Bank Fraud Criminal gets 33 Months
August 28, 2015 By Bob Coleman Editor, Fraud Friday Convicted of bank fraud and claiming fake military medals, Charles Bailey previously told Newburyport Five Cent Savings Bank he had served with the Marine Corps in Afghanistan and Iraq for nine years, receiving a Silver Star, a Purple Heart and a Combat Action Ribbon. He lied…
Read MoreColeman Movers & Shakers
August 27, 2015 John Coad Named SBA National Sales Manager for Wells Fargo “I am happy to welcome John to the SBA Lending team, and to Wells Fargo,” says head of Wells Fargo SBA lending Donna Serres. “With a proven track record and exceptional sales and management experience, I know he will be instrumental in…
Read MoreGood Small Business Loan Underwriting: Hopes, Dreams and a Big Dose of Reality
August 26, 2015 by Walter McLaughlin Coleman Report Contributor Senior Vice President Banner Bank What’s the single most overused phrase said by borrowers when applying for an SBA loan? “My projections are conservative.” They probably aren’t, and it’s your job to ferret that out. Borrowers invariably focus on the upside of the transaction while tending…
Read MoreMain Street Monday — Small Business Borrowing Conditions Gradually Improving
August 24, 2015 by Victoria Williams, Economist SBA Office of Advocacy Quarterly Lending Bulletin Small business borrowing conditions continued to improve gradually in the first quarter of 2015. For example, the percent change in small business loans outstanding (in amounts of $1 million or less) remained positive or unchanged for the sixth consecutive quarter (Figure…
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