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Office
of Advocacy's Economic Research Annual Report: FY 2011 Research Efforts
Focused on Small Business Access to Financing
> (December 22, 2011)
Bank
loans to small business fall to 12-year low > (December
16, 2011)
Seniors
mind their business > (December 16, 2011)
Small
Business Lending Suggests U.S. GDP Upside Surprise
> (December 14, 2011)
Debate:
Do Big Banks Lend Enough to Small Business? > (December
12, 2011)
Obama
taps two to head manufacturing office > (December 12,
2011)
White
House Outlines Small-Business Outreach > (December 8,
2011)
SBA
Helping Owners Tap Their Real Estate Loans for Equity
> (December 5, 2011)
Small
business borrowing surged in October > (December 1,
2011)
Wells
Fargo CEO: Fewer small businesses seeking loans
> (December 1, 2011)
Still
a long way to go > (November 29, 2011)
Financial
services: Coming to the aid of small business
> (November 23, 2011)
Senate
confirms Small Business Administration’s chief counsel >
(November 21, 2011)
The
Federal Reserve Is Focusing On Small Business Lending
> (November 17, 2011)
SBA
Loan Questions Answered on C-Span > (November 15,
2011)
Please
Sir, Will You Give More Money to the SBA? (November 15,
2011)
Karen
Mills: The big push for small business is jobs
> (November 14, 2011)
One
Easy Way Congress Can Juice the Job Market > (November
10, 2011)
Bernanke:
Small Businesses Important To Economic Recovery
> (November 10, 2011)
Biz2Credit
Small Business Lending Index Reports Loan Approval Rates Rose Slightly
at Big Banks and Smaller Lenders > (November 8,
2011)
Small-business
lending key to jobs > (November 6, 2011)
To
Increase Small Business Loans, Revive What Has Already Worked
> (November 4, 2011)
Small
banks make high percent of small business lending, study finds
> (November 4, 2011)
Michigan
banks and credit unions led the nation in providing government-backed
small-business loans > (November 1, 2011)
Let
Small Business Administration be part of Jobs Act process
> (October 31, 2011)
Small
business lending still searching for pick-me-up
> (October 26, 2011)
Small
business lending "finally turning the corner" > (October
17, 2011)
Small
Businesses, Big Job Numbers > (October 14,
2011)
SBA
recaps lending in Minnesota > (October 7, 2011)
SBA
sees sharp rise in N.H. loan activity > (October 7,
2011)
SBA-Backed
Lending Set a Record in 2011 > (October 6,
2011)
Jobs
Act Loan Incentives Led to Record SBA Loan Approval Volume, Supporting
Over $30 Billion in Small Business Lending > (October 6,
2011)
Small
banks come through for small business loans > (October
3, 2011)
SBA
Administrator Mills on Obama's Jobs Act > (September 28,
2011)
Who
Are The Nation’s Most Committed SBA Lenders
> (September 28, 2011)
How Community
Banks Are Wooing Small-Business Customers > (September
28, 2011)
Gov.
Perdue & SBA Chief Karen Mills Visit Raleigh Denim
> (September 27, 2011)
Small
Business Loans May Increase For Companies Seeking Financing As Banks
Commit Funds For Lending > (September 26, 2011)
Franchisers
Focus on Loans > (September 24, 2011)
U.S.
Senator Warns Against Rushing Small-Business Funds >
(September 23, 2011)
Weak
Demand Crimps U.S. Lending Fund > (September 22,
2011)
Georgia
startups benefit from SBA funding increase > (September
21, 2011)
New
SBA SOP 50 10 5 (D), Includes Changes to Loan Due Diligence
> (September 21, 2011)
Georgia
startups benefit from SBA funding increase > (September
21, 2011)
New
SBA SOP 50 10 5 (D), Includes Changes to Loan Due Diligence
> (September 21, 2011)
SBA Budget Approved
by Approps. Committee > (September 20, 2011)
Obama
wants small businesses paid in 15 days > (September 20,
2011)
Banks
Pledge $20 Billion in Small-Business Loans > (September 20,
2011)
Biden
in Ohio: Banks will expand business lending > (September 20,
2011)
Citizens
Financial Group commits to continue growing small business lending
>
(September 20, 2011)
Citi
Pledges $24 Billion In US Small-Business Lending > (September
20, 2011)
KeyBank
promises $5 billion for small-business lending in next 3 years
>
(September 20, 2011)
Banks
Boost Business Lending > (September 19, 2011)
SBA
guaranty lending in Georgia hits $1 billion, record annual total
> (September 19, 2011)
When
Government Backs Your Business Loan > (September 16,
2011)
SBA
Report Shows How CUs Filled in for Bank Lending Gap
> (September 15, 2011)
Startup
America program moving "too slowly" > (September 14,
2011)
SBA
touts President Obama's jobs plan > (September 14,
2011)
Small
Business Hangs ‘Demand Wanted’ Sign > (September
13, 2011)
3
MN Cos. Recognized by SBA for Job Creation > (September
13, 2011)
Promotion
of small businesses crucial > (September 12,
2011)
SBA
Lending Poised for Record Year > (September 9,
2011)
Wells
Fargo Becomes SBA's First to Lend $1 Billion in a Year to
America's Small Businesses > (September 7,
2011)
Small
Business Leads To Better Economy > (September 6,
2011)
Who’s
Making More Small-Business Loans Now? You May Be Surprised
>
(September 2, 2011)
50
banks get small business loan funding > (September 1,
2011)
Pa.
cookie company has sweet success > (August 31,
2011)
Thirty
years of small business lending with the SBA in Benton County
> (August 30, 2011)
Small-business
loans back on the upswing in the Portland area > (August 29,
2011)
Despite
Debate, S. Fla. Small Businesses Thrive With Government Loans
>
(August 29, 2011)
Coffman
Subcommittee Holds Field Hearing on Small Business Lending in Colorado
>
(August 25, 2011)
White
House to Curb Federal Regulations, Save Businesses $10 Billion
> (August 23, 2011)
Senator
Stabenow, SBA Administrator Mills to Tour Local Small Business
Manufacturer >
(August 23, 2011)
SBA
Reports Growth of Startups > (August 22, 2011)
Starting
Up America > (August 18, 2011)
Federal
Program Struggles to Boost Small-Business Lending
> (August 17, 2011)
Wilmers
links small-business loans, jobs > (August 17, 2011)
M&T Bank chairman says banks must lend money to firms to
increase employment
58%
Want to End Small Business Administration Loan Guarantees
> (August 17, 2011)
Obama
Says Strong Recovery Will Begin With Small Businesses
> (August 16, 2011)
Survey:
Small-Business Demand for Credit Still Soft > (August
15, 2011)
Push
for More Loans > (August 11, 2011)
Big
Banks Shrinking as SBA Lenders > (August 10,
2011)
Cash-Advance
Demand Rising > (August 10, 2011)
Treasury
looks to redefine small-business label > (August 9,
2011)
Why
only small business can save America > (August
8, 2011)
Redundancy
in SBA Programs Stalls the Recovery > (August 8,
2011)
SBA
Secondary Market Still Open Territory: Onsite Coverage
> (August 3, 2011)
The
Debt Ceiling Deal and Small Business > (August 2,
2011)
SBA
aims to avoid shutdown as 7(a) loans near cap > (July
29, 2011)
SBA
Aims to Avoid Shutdown as 7(a) Loans Near Cap > (July
29, 2011)
SBA
Unveils New Venture Capital Fund > (July 27,
2011)
More
Small Businesses Loans With Help of Federal Funds
> (July 26, 2011)
SBA,
others to announce Michigan small business funds > (July 26,
2011)
Weak
small business lending hurting job growth > (July 25,
2011)
Do
your homework before applying for SBA loans > (July 25,
2011)
Small
Business Still Not Expecting Strong Cash Flow > (July
25, 2011)
New
concept matches franchisees to lenders > (July 22,
2011)
Small Businesses Worry Debt
Deal Will Mean Higher Taxes, Fewer Jobs > (July 22,
2011)
Here
Comes the Small Biz Cash > (July 20, 2011)
Small
business program misses the mark > (July 20,
2011)
Even Wall Street’s Main
Street is Struggling to Survive > (July 19, 2011)
Cantwell
lauds small business loans at WA brewery > (July 18,
2011)
Kohl
quizzes Bernanke about bank mergers, citing M&I sale >
(July 14, 2011)
Small-Biz Loan
Money Finally Trickles to Community Banks > (July 14,
2011)
Less
Risky Franchises Attract Lenders > (July 12,
2011)
Treasury
gets small-business lending fund up and running > (July 11,
2011)
SBA
Patriot Express Loans Top $633 Million > (July 11,
2011)
Credit
unions growing commercial lending business > (July 11,
2011)
Small
Matters: Blaming banks for slow recovery is wrong
> (July 11, 2011)
Raising
the debt ceiling is critical for small business > (July
8, 2011)
First
Dollars Trickle from $30B Small Business Lending Fund
> (July 7, 2011)
Small
Business Loan Fund Starts Flowing: Treasury > (July 7,
2011)
Office
Depot Offers SBA Loans > (July 7, 2011)
Small
Business Lending on the Rise > (July 1, 2011)
Will
Small Businesses Squelch the Recovery? > (July 6,
2011)
For
Small Businesses, Recession Isn't Over > (July 6,
2011)
SBA
Calls on Participating Lenders to Attend 2011 America East Conference
> (July 6, 2011)
Two
years after recession, even with lending tight, SBA leader says loans
still available >
(July 5, 2011)
Small
Matters: Small business a big factor in job creation > (July
4, 2011)
SBA
loans considered life-saving by many Tulsa-area businesses
> (July 3, 2011)
Agencies
report progress in meeting small business goals > (July
1, 2011)
Small
businesses ready for recovery, but their lenders aren't
> (July 1, 2011)
Austin
Is The Best Place To Start A Small Business > (July 1,
2011)
Small
Business Lending on the Rise According to Recent Surveys
> (June 30, 2011)
U.S.
small business borrowing surges > (June 30,
2011)
OCC
Reviews Initiatives to Support Small Business Lending
> (June 30, 2011)
Smaller
Businesses Seeking Loans Still Come Up Empty > (June 30,
2011)
Bill
Clinton Hosts First CGI America Event to Boost Small Businesses, Jobs
> (June 29, 2011)
Vet
Entrepreneurs Credit SBA Loan Program > (June 29,
2011)
Geithner
Says U.S. to Start Lending Small-Business Capital Soon
> (June 29, 2011)
SBA
provides $10 million in 'Patriot' loans to Arizona businesses
> (June 29, 2011)
SBA
Extends Patriot Express Loans For 3 Years > (June 29,
2011)
SBA
Patriot Express Loans Top $633 Million > (June 29,
2011)
Treasury
Seeks Input On Small-Biz Program > (June 29,
2011)
7(a)
Submission Instructions and Checklist > (June 27,
2011)
U.S.
Bank Small Business Annual Survey Reveals Signs of Improvement
> (June 27, 2011)
Stimulating
Small Business Activity: Still A Struggle > (June 27,
2011)
Five
who left corporate America for small firms give advice
> (June 27, 2011)
Banks
Wary of TARP Approach > (June 24, 2011)
Why the Small
Business Loan Fund is Falling Short > (June 23,
2011)
Geithner:
Banks Set to Draw From Small-Business Fund > (June 22,
2011)
Signs
of Life in Small-Business Funding > (June 22,
2011)
Outlook
Grows Bleak on Main Street > (June 22, 2011)
Can
small businesses bank on loan fund? > (June 21,
2011)
14
WAYS TO PUT AMERICA BACK TO WORK > (June 19,
2011)
"An
Examination of SBA Programs: Eliminating Inefficiencies, Duplications,
Fraud and Abuse" > (June 16, 2011)
Small
business lending plummets > (June 16, 2011)
Banks
put small business 'under stress' > (June 16, 2011)
Lenders
push for Congress to raise SBA 7(a) loan caps > (June
13, 2011)
To
Create More Jobs, Go Where the Jobs Are > (June 13,
2011)
Small
businesses, crucial to growth, face challenges > (June 12,
2011)
Small
Business Loans Drop by $15 Billion in Q1 > (June 10,
2011)
Lenders
urging Congress to lift ceiling on SBA loans > (June 10,
2011)
Treasury
sells six Small Business Administration securities
> (June 8, 2011)
We've Fixed Wall Street Now
Fix Main Street > (June 2, 2011)
Pinnacle
Machine credits Small Business Administration loan for boost
> (June 2, 2011)
Manufacturer credits SBA loan for providing boost
Small-Business
Loan Forecast: A Brighter Second Half for 2011 > (May
31, 2011)
Senate
passes Small Business Administration funding extender
> (May 26, 2011)
Wells
Fargo bankers answer critics on lending > (May 26,
2011)
Small
business in the spotlight > (May 26, 2011)
Small
Business Lending Fund deadline spurs activity but not as much as
expected >
(May 26, 2011)
SBA
Honors National Small Business Champions > (May 22,
2011)
SBA’s 2011 Small Business Week State Winners
> (May 20, 2011)
SBA's
2011 SMall Business Week Overall Award Winners > (May
20, 2011)
2011
National Small Business Week Webcast > (May 20,
2011)
Make
Small Business Legislation Work on Main Street > (May
20, 2011)
Who
speaks for small business? Not big corporate interests
> (May 20, 2011)
National
Small Business Week is Here! (Karen Mills) > (May 16,
2011)
White
House Says Small Biz Recovery a Work in Progress > (May
16, 2011)
President
Obama Proclaims National Small Business Week > (May 16,
2011)
SBA
Announces Appointments to Advisory Council on Underserved Communities
>
(May 12, 2011)
Why
Vets Are Likely Entrepreneurs > (May 11, 2011)
Standards
eased, SBA loan demand up > (May 10, 2011)
Small
business hiring: slow, steady > (May 6, 2011)
SBA
has work to do, exec says > (May 5, 2011)
Small
business poll: 58% say the worst is over > (May 5,
2011)
Has
Small-Business Lending Improved? > (May 4,
2011)
Small Business Sees
Rock-Solid 2011 Economy: Citi > (May 4, 2011)
Loans
not guaranteed despite good credit > (May 2,
2011)
More
Banks Saying Yes > (April 22, 2011)
Office
of Inspector General U.S. Small Business Administration
> (March 2011)
SBA
Celebrates National Small Business Week > (April 6,
2011)
No
New Small Business or Housing Loans, No Military Pay, No New Clinical
Trials: What Would a Federal Government Shutdown Mean For You?
> (April 6, 2011)
Senate
votes to repeal 1099 requirement > (April 6,
2011)
SBA:
Bankruptcy Filing Not a Death Knell for Small Businesses
> (April 6, 2011)
Small
businesses look across borders to add markets > (April
6, 2011)
Federal
Government Shutdown Would Halt Approval Of SBA Loan Guarantees
>
(April 6, 2011)
Hey,
Guys, ‘Act Like Grownups’ > (April 5,
2011)
Small
Business Loans Tough to Come By, Says Timothy Geithner >
(April 4, 2011)
Lack of business loans
stifling economic development > (April 4, 2011)
Few
Banks Seek Funds for Small Businesses > (March 31,
2011)
SBA
expands commercial refinancing > (March 30,
2011)
SBA removes date limitation on new 504 debt refinance
initiative > (March 29, 2011)
SBA
Launches New Online “Lender Toolkit”
> (March 29, 2011)
Getting
Money Into the Hands of Small Businesses > (March 24,
2011)
Small
Business Financing Continues to Hinder Growth > (March
24, 2011)
Financing
Challenges Remain for Franchises > (March 23,
2011)
More
(Millions of) Cuts on the Horizon for the SBA? > (March
23, 2011)
Johansson
new director at NH SBA office > (March 23, 2011)
Opinions
Abound at Capital-Access Forum > (March 22,
2011)
Small
Businesses Need Funds to Compete > (March 22,
2011)
SBA
Honors Nation’s Best Small Businesses: Winners to Gather in
Washington D.C. During National Small Business Week
> (March 22, 2011)
Bill
would toughen oversight of SBA contracting programs
> (March 21, 2011)
GOP
Lawmaker Seeks SBA Cuts > (March 18, 2011)
Republicans
Find More to Cut From the S.B.A. Budget > (March 18,
2011)
Tough
Choices on SBA Budget > (March 15, 2011)
Sen.
Snowe Asks Small Business Owners to Weigh in on Federal Regulations
>
(March 15, 2011)
Reid
'offended' by GOP threat to block small business bill
> (March 14, 2011)
SBA Loans Conquered:
Achieve Capital’s 10 Tips for Successful 7a Lending
>
(March 11, 2011)
Grossman
asks banks to join the effort to boost small business, spur economic
recovery >
(March 10, 2011)
Bureaucratic
overreach strangles small businesses > (March 10,
2011)
Udall
Introduces Business Lending Bill > (March 8,
2011)
Community
banks could get billions in stimulus > (March 7,
2011)
A
Long-Term Fix for the SBA Budget > (March 4,
2011)
Small
businesses ramp up jobs > (March 4, 2011)
Huntington
CEO Steinour says local SBA, loan growth will continue
> (March 3, 2011)
Small
Business Loans | Small Business Loans In Demand, Funding Has Not Kept
Pace >
(March 3, 2011)
Velazquez
on the Small Business Administration FY 2012 Budget
> (March 2, 2011)
Can
The SBA Help Get Small Business Loans To A Better Standing
> (March 2, 2011)
Small
Business Exporting Initiative By The SBA To Take Effect March 1st
> (March 1, 2011)
SBA
names Davis as new Lubbock director > (March 1,
2011)
Picking
Winners and Losers in the S.B.A. Budget > (March 1,
2011)
Fiscal
Year 2012 Budget Summary > (March 1, 2011)
Billions
in Bloat Uncovered in Beltway > (March 1, 2011)
Small
business lending falls off > (February 27,
2011)
Small
business lending opens up – a crack > (February
25, 2011)
Small
Businesses See Lending Loosen > (February 25,
2011)
Treasury
Trying to Grease Small-Business-Lending Wheels
> (February 24, 2011)
Small
Businesses Weigh Recovery Act > (February 24,
2011)
SBA
Revisits Inventory Financing > (February 23,
2011)
SBA,
Congresswoman Buerkle Announce New Initiative to Boost Small Business
Growth in Syracuse > (February 23, 2011)
Obama
plugs small business at Ohio conference > (February 22,
2011)
Government
Belt Tightening May Squeeze SBA > (February 18,
2011)
What
Obama’s Budget Means for the S.B.A. > (February
17, 2011)
SBA Launches Temporary
Program for Commercial Real Estate Refinancing >
(February 17, 2011)
President’s
Budget Proposal: How Small Business Fares > (February
17, 2011)
SBA Launches Temporary Program for Commercial Real Estate
Refinancing >
(February 17, 2011)
Velazquez
on State of the Small Business Economy > (February 16,
2011)
SBA
budget cuts not expected to impact lending > (February
16, 2011)
Senator
Snowe Blasts President's FY 2012 Budget Proposal
> (February 15, 2011)
Small
biz programs on chopping block in 2012 budget
> (February 15, 2011)
Small
biz programs on chopping block in 2012 budget
> (February 15, 2011)
Small
Business Administration Faces 45% Funding Decrease in U.S. Proposal
>
(February 14, 2011) Several industry articles are
reporting of a 45% funding decrease for SBA under the President’s
FY 2012. This is misleading; those reports use the ARRA/Jobs Act dollars
as a baseline. The FY 2012 budget actually shows an increase in credit
subsidies
Obama's
Small Business Plan To Come Up Short, White House Concedes
> (February 14, 2011)
Small
Business Administration yet to set rules on new loan program
> (February 12, 2011)
Small
Business Administration yet to set rules on new loan program
> (February 12, 2011)
Banks
slashed small business lending by $43 billion
> (February 11, 2011)
Small
Business Lending Declines Again, But Upswing Foreseen
> (February 11, 2011)
Office
of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration Provides Data on
Small Firm Lending, 2009-2010; Harbingers of Growth
> (February 10, 2011)
SBA
chief signals 2012 budget will eliminate some programs
> (February 9, 2011)
SBA
Re-launches Dealer Floor Plan Pilot Loan Program
> (February 4, 2011)
Small-Business
Staffing — More of the Same in 2011 > (February 4,
2011)
Why
Small Business Is Still Getting the Short End of the Credit Stick
> (February 3, 2011)
Congress
eyes cutbacks at Small Business Administration
> (Febraury 3, 2011)
Small
Business Lending in US Leaps for Fifth Straight Month in December
>
(Febraury 1, 2011)
Small
Business Regulatory 'Burden' Is Tough to Quantify
> (January 29, 2011)
Brown
joins Senate Small Business Committee > (January 29,
2011)
House
panel may trim SBA programs > (January 28,
2011)
Wells
Fargo Survey: Small Business Owners Look to Changes in Operations,
Employment in 2011 > (January 26, 2011)
Landrieu,
Snowe Seek Recommendations from SBA to Eliminate Programs
>
(January 26, 2011)
Obama
looks to business to help U.S. win global contest
> (January 26, 2011)
House
committee to review SBA's management > (January 24,
2011)
What
Will Stimulate America's Job Market? > (January 24,
2011)
SBA
names new administrator for Kansas, Missouri, 2 other Midwest states
>
(January 23, 2011)
The
Big Problem in Small Business Bank Credit > (January 21,
2011)
Small
business lending ‘starting to turn,’ but SBA issues linger
> (January 21, 2011)
House
GOP Lists $2.5 Trillion in Spending Cuts > (January 20,
2011)
Small
Business Lending Fund getting mixed reviews from bankers
> (January 13, 2011)
Feds
offer $80M to small businesses > (January 15, 2011)
Initiative to help state generate $800 million in loans
Small
business lending to increase, regulators say > (January
13, 2011)
Treasury
Tackles Small-Business Lending > (January 13,
2011)
U.S.
small business on cusp of hiring revival > (January 13,
2011)
Small
business lending to increase, regulators say > (January
13, 2011)
FDIC Chairman Bair says banks are ‘working through’
troubled loans
New Regional Administrator in SBA Region VII
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the
appointment of Patricia Brown-Dixon to be Regional Administrator for
Region VII, which encompasses Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.
Obama
economic adviser has small business smarts > (January
10, 2011)
Banks
mobilizing business loan troops as economy stirs
> (January 10, 2011)
Small
business sales pick up > (January 10, 2011)
SBA
Provides Higher Loan Limits for Small Businesses
> (January 9, 2011)
Small
Business’s New Man in the White House > (January
9, 2011)
SBA
starts backing larger loans > (January 9, 2011)
SBA
loans hit record high before breaks expired > (January
7, 2011)
SBA
Dallas-Fort Worth district office OKs $400M in loans >
(January 6, 2011)
Obama's
Stimulus Plan Will Aid Small Companies - How Reviving the SBA Will Boost
Enterprise Loans > (January 5, 2011)
Small
business loans soar under Jobs Act SBA loan program extension
> (January 4, 2011)
Small
business administration supported more than $12 billion in lending since
passage of Jobs Act > (January 4, 2011)
SBA
Sets Lending Records As Banks Rush To Get Breaks
> (January 3, 2011)
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