Tag Archives: lending
Better Bank Lending Would Improve Small Business Exports
Small businesses need more access to capital to grow and and export their products
Small exporters with fewer than 100 employees especially feel the effects of deteriorating bank health…
By C. Daniel Baker
How to Increase Your Chances of Getting a Small Business Bank Loan
How small business owners can best position themselves to obtain small business bank loans.
How small business owners can develop a mutually beneficial relationship with a bank, prepare to…
By C. Daniel Baker
Lending Money in Relationships: A Toolkit
Is lending money to your significant other a smart idea?
It can be very uncomfortable trying to decide whether lending money to someone you’re in…
By Kenny Pugh
Small Business Lending Rebounds During 2012
The SBA's fiscal year 2012 loan volume may be an indication that small business lending is finally on the rebound
The SBA’s fiscal year 2012 loan volume may be an indication that small business lending…
By C. Daniel Baker
Small Business Lending to Increase, FICO Says
Lending to small businesses will rise soon say bankers who are optimistic that the current lending climate will accelerate in next six months.
Lending to small businesses will rise soon say bankers who are optimistic that the current…
By Ashley R. Harris
How to Get a Loan the Web 2.0 Way
As traditional banks remain tightfisted, more people are turning to online peer-to-peer networks for personal loans.
It took Karla Brazelton just three days to round up nearly 100 strangers willing to…
By John Simons
CDFI Small Business Lending Program Finally a Go
With new terms, community banks are ready to start lending
The Treasury department announced last week that it will provide up to $1 billion in…
By Joyce Jones
How to Finance a Fixer-Upper on a Modest Budget
The house you want to buy needs some work, but you don�t have the money for repairs. Here�s one option.
A reader recently wrote to me asking about options for financing the purchase of a…
By John Simons
Report Alleges Wells Fargo Engaged in Discriminatory Lending
Organization asking for programs to end racial disparities
Accusations of predatory lending at Wells Fargo are making news once again. African Americans paid…
By Marcia Wade Talbert
Don’t Let the ‘G’ in Giving Stand for Guilt
Resist the chronic takers who would exploit your spirit of generosity.
One of the challenges facing many people, especially those considered to be better off than…
