Coleman Report

September 23, 2025 by Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher SBA Hot Topic Tuesday — CDC Leaders to Congress: Increase Loan Limits and Modernize the SBA 504 Program Last week, the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship convened a hearing on the SBA’s 504 Loan Program — one of the agency’s most powerful tools for fostering…

September 22, 2025 by Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher Small Business Lending Increases, Bank of America Reports What the Data Shows Bank of America tracks small business automated clearing house (ACH) payments to lenders, a measure of how much businesses are sending each month to service their loan obligations. Interestingly, this dataset excludes Bank of America’s…

September 19, 2025 Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher AI-Generated Fraud Creates New Challenges for SBA Lenders SBA lenders are confronting a new and dangerous wave of fraud, one that is nearly impossible to detect with the human eye. AI is transforming both the tactics of fraudsters and the strategies lenders must use to fight back. During…

September 18, 2025 by Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher Movers & Shakers: Joe Reynolds, Bill King, Neal Kyber, & Noel Ferrufino Joe Reynolds Named Sr. VP of Business Development at ACC Capital “Joe is a professional of the highest caliber, and we consider ourselves lucky to have him on board,” says Craig Calafati, Executive Vice President…

September 17, 2025 Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher A Coleman Conversation: Lance Sexton In this week’s episode of A Coleman Conversation, Bob Coleman speaks with our main webinar instructor Lance Sexton, Executive Vice President and Chief Servicing Officer at Phoenix Lender Services. With decades of SBA lending experience, Lance shares his remarkable journey from growing up…

September 16, 2025 by Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher THIS JUST IN! Coleman Broadcasts SBA’s Kimsey’s Congressional Testimony Live Today @ 10 AM Eastern This morning, Associate Administrator Thomas Kimsey testifies before the U.S. House Committee on Small Business to outline the Administration’s reforms that have already reshaped SBA lending programs. He explains that proven underwriting…

September 16, 2025 by Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher SBA Hot Topic Tuesday — Delinquencies Up 38%: SBA Calls for Vigilance in 504 Program Oversight At last week’s SBA 504 Connect Quarterly Update, the Office of Credit Risk Management (OCRM) delivered a clear message: while the 504 program is growing, lenders and Certified Development Companies (CDCs)…

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September 15, 2025 by Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher Main Street Monday: NFIB Says Credit Eases and Equipment Leads Spending The August 2025 NFIB Small Business Economic Trends report shows Main Street holding steady as summer turns to fall. Entrepreneurs are feeling more upbeat about sales prospects, and overall confidence improved compared to earlier in the…

September 12, 2025 Bob ColemanFounder & Publisher Real Estate Investor Charged in $62.5 Million Ponzi Scheme in California Federal prosecutors have charged Marco Santarelli, a California real estate investor and founder of Norada Real Estate Investments, with running a $62.5 million Ponzi scheme that took money from hundreds of people across the country. For years,…