Fraud Friday — Pennant Management Closure Attributed to Nik Patel Fraud

May 29, 2015 By Bob Coleman Editor, Fraud Friday The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports more fallout from the Nik Patel, $180 million USDA B&I loan fraud. The investment company that purchased the loans from Nik Patel’s company, First Farmers Financial, and sold them primarily to Illinois municipalities as “safe” investments has padlocked its doors. The…

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Dan Demeo, CEO of CAN Capital Headlines LEND360

May 28, 2015 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Small Business Lending Events Calendar Coleman Small Business Lending Events Calendar As CEO of CAN Capital, Dan DeMeo is one of the leading voices for innovation in alternative finance. And LEND360 is bringing them all together. Lenders conducting business in many verticals in consumer and small business…

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Coleman’s Movers and Shakers — Multifunding Adds SVP

May 27, 2015 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman’s Movers and Shakers Daniel Krewson Joins MultiFunding as Senior Vice President and Senior Advisor Says MultiFunding’s Ami Kassar, ‘Dan was one of the first lenders I met when we started MultiFunding over five years when he just started at Valley Green Bank. At Valley Green Bank he…

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Go Green to Fund Multiple SBA 504 Loans with the same Borrower

May 26, 2015 By John Rockwell Project Manager, Partner Energy Borrowers that are relocating a business or improving an existing location are able to satisfy Green SBA 504 loan program goals by implementing energy efficiency projects (i.e., LED lighting, high efficiency HVAC, low-flow showers) that save 10% over the previous location’s energy consumption. Borrowers that…

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