C-Suite Wednesday — The Diligent and Prudent Banker Small Business Lender Standard

February 6, 2019 By Bob Coleman Editor, C-Suite Wednesday C-Suite Wednesday — The Diligent and Prudent Banker Small Business Lender Standard Down Under bank, Suncorp, is under fire for aggressively collecting five outstanding small business loans to the family of an Australian entrepreneur who died unexpectedly. The bank demanded the family sell the business to…

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Fraud Friday — Borrower Continues FInancial Fraud while on Bond, Jailed

July 20, 2018 By Bob Coleman Editor, Fraud Friday Fraud Friday — Borrower Continues FInancial Fraud while on Bond, Jailed Life got harder for Wisconsin businessman Ron Van Den Heuvel after a judge ordered him jailed following allegations that he continued to commit crimes while free on bond. Van Den Heuvel was convicted and sentenced…

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Main Street Monday — Bank of America Survey Finds Hispanic Entrepreneurs Overwhelmingly Optimistic About Future

March 26, 2018 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report Main Street Monday — Bank of America Survey Finds Hispanic Entrepreneurs Overwhelmingly Optimistic About Future “Hispanic small business owners expect robust economic growth, higher revenue and increased hiring in 2018,” says Elizabeth Romero, Small Business Central Division executive, Bank of America. “As one of the fastest-growing…

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Main Street Monday — Small Business Loan Delinquencies Tick Up

December 19, 2016 By Bob Coleman Editor, Main Street Monday Main Street Monday — Small Business Loan Delinquencies Tick Up Loans more than 30 days past due rose in October to 1.68 percent, the seventh straight monthly increase and the highest delinquency rate since November 2012. PayNet CEO and founder Bill Phelan sees a glass…

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C-Suite Wednesday — The 5 KPIs You Must Check Before Financing a Hotel

November 30, 2016 By Sundip Patel Founder and CEO, AVANA Capital Guest Contributor, C-Suite Wednesday C-Suite Wednesday — The 5 KPIs You Must Check Before Financing a Hotel A recovery in the lodging industry has made hotels attractive for investment. Here are the five Key Performance Indicators (KPI) you need to know when evaluating a…

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SBA Hot Topic Tuesday — SBA Announces New PARRiS Factors

November 22, 2016 By Bob Coleman Editor, SBA Hot Topic Tuesday SBA Hot Topic Tuesday — SBA Announces New PARRiS Factors The New Quantitative Factors Forecasted Purchase Rate The Forecasted purchase rate projects the percent of a 7(a) Lender’s portfolio that will be purchased over the next 12 months. It is calculated from the dollar-weighted…

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