Mug Shot Monday – Wild West Style

  April 1, 2013 When the regulators told the president of a Greeley, Colorado community bank he needed to raise capital in 2008 he did exactly what they said, raising $7.8 million to bolster the bank’s reserves. Unfortunately for Mr. McAllister, the feds allege, he told his employees to solicit bank customers to trade their…

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Taming 7(a) Paperwork – How to Fund Your Loans Faster

Taming 7(a) Paperwork – How to Fund Your Loans Faster A Best Practice Guide for Maximum Efficiency and Effectiveness in processing 7(a) Loans Tuesday, April 23, 2013 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Eastern Price: $289.00 Complimentary Coleman Report News with Bob Coleman starts at 1:50 p.m. Eastern Use our “email address only” order form! SBA…

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Fraud Friday – The Broker, The Banker, The Gas Station Owner — All Guilty

March 29, 2013 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report Two fraud and bribery convictions, coupled with three earlier guilty pleas wrap up a Detroit fraud ring investigation that included an assistant vice president from Fifth Third Bank, an attorney, a title company vice president and an owner of several gas stations. Says the FBI, “The…

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The Glass Ceiling Extends to Small Business Lending?

March 28, 2013 Women entrepreneur small business loan approvals are 15 to 20% lower than for their male counterparts say Biz2Credit’s Rohit Arora. After analyzing 14,000 Biz2Credit online loan applications he concluded women-owned businesses: •         Submitted 29% of the loan apps •         Show 15% lower annual revenues •         Have 21% higher operating expenses •         Have…

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A Case Study of Doing it Right

March 27, 2013 Other than the bizarre reference that the SBA helps with the collection of funds when a business fails, this Omaha World-Herald article is a feel-good piece about two twin sisters starting a cupcake shop. The paper is running an in-depth profile of all week about the women as they progress from an…

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Alternative Lending Fueled by Proprietary Knowledge

March  26, 2013 By Bob Coleman Editor, The Coleman Report We discussed proprietary knowledge with alternative small business lending databases with Glenn Goldman, CEO of Capital Access Network and CapTap. Bob Coleman: Hi we’re with Glenn Goldman, CEO of CapTap, an alternative lender out of New York. Glenn, welcome. Glenn Goldman: Thank you pleasure. Bob:…

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Small Business Lending Down $10.9 Billion, or 2% in 2012

March 25, 2013 A recent SNL Financial report contradicts all the big bank chest pumping press releases about how they are growing their small business loan portfolios. Banks with assets over $10 billion continue to decrease their small business loan presence. Analyzing three loan buckets, loans between $250,000 and $1 million increased over 4% in…

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Mug Shot Monday – Dairy Cow Style

March 25,  2013 Collateral conversion crosses all NAICS codes, including cows. Today’s fraudster is a Wisconsin fraudster who pled guilty to ripping off the USDA. Writes the Stevens Point Journal, “The loan agreement obligated Peplinski pay down the loan as he sold the cattle. He also was required to do a number of things so…

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