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Senate must pass small-business incentives, Voinovich says > (September 9, 2010)

Republican Voinovich of Ohio to back small-business incentives in Senate bill >
(September 9, 2010)

Small business loans ticket to economic recovery > (September 9, 2010)
"Honestly, I think the most important thing is to remember how important small businesses and their health is to the overall economic recovery," says Jane Butler,
Ex. Vice President NAGGL. "We're not out of the woods yet, and having lenders who are willing to help small businesses start and grow during these times is really important."

SBA Administrator Karen Mills Says Small Business Jobs Bill is a Big Deal >
(September 9, 2010)

Putting small business first (Rep. Chris Van Hollen) > (September 8, 2010)

Republican’s backing aids $30bn stimulus bill > (September 7, 2010)

Parties Spar Over Small-Business Proposal > (September 7, 2010)

SBA lending plays recovery role > (September 5, 2010)

SBA head urges passage of small business bill > (September 3, 2010)

Small Business Jobs Bill: No 'Itty Bitty' Thing > (September 3, 2010)

U.S. small business borrowing edges up in July > (September 1, 2010)

Montana SBA Loan Activity FY 2010 (10/1-6/30) > (September 1, 2010)

Obama targets small firms > (August 31, 2010)
President calls for redoubling of efforts to aid entrepreneurs as hiring falters

Small businesses delay spending, wait for aid > (August 31, 2010)

Small Businesses Sit in Holding Pattern > (August 31, 2010)

Small businesses may get federal relief, says Whitehouse > (August 31, 2010)

Small-business advocate says lending bill will not help economy > (August 31, 2010)

Obama presses for small-business aid as hiring stalls > (August 31, 2010)

Obama: GOP should let small business bill through > (August 30, 2010)

An S.B.A. Loan Program Goes Quietly > (August 28, 2010)

Democrats plug vulnerable members' small-business records > (August 27, 2010)

Helping small businesses create jobs > (August 27, 2010)

Democrats Fight To Help Small Businesses > (August 27, 2010)

Senate to vote on 1099 regs > (August 27, 2010)

ASSESSMENT OF THE COMMUNITY EXPRESS PILOT LOAN PROGRAM > (August 25, 2010)

SBA loans rise, fall with guarantees > (August 25, 2010)

White House: Key to recovery is small business bill, not tax cuts for the wealthy >
(August 24, 2010)

Small business loan programs need cash ASAP > (August 24, 2010)

No help on small-biz loans until at least September > (August 23, 2010)

Small Business Loans And Tax Credits For Companies Who Hire–Will They Create More Jobs? > (August 23, 2010)

Fed’s Hoenig: Too-Big-To-Fail Policies Disadvantage Community Banks > (August 23, 2010)

SBA goes from last resort to prime source for loans > (August 20, 2010)

Why the Small Biz Bill Could Save the Economy > (August 20, 2010)

Why is the GOP Blocking the Small Business Bill? > (August 19, 2010)

Small Business Casts Hopeful Eye on Lending Bill > (August 19, 2010)

Obama Calls on Republicans to Back Small Business Aid > (August 17, 2010)

Big jump in small-business loans > (August 17, 2010)

Obama Scolds Congress on Small Business Lending Bill - CNN video (August 17, 2010)
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Banks Ease Small Business Lending Standards' > (August 16, 2010)

Borrower-Lender Matchmaking is here > (August 16, 2010)

Business owners struggle as lending bill stalls > (August 13, 2010)

Small-business owners meet and greet bankers at Sacramento-area workshop > 
(August 12, 2010)

Small-Business Confidence Index in U.S. Falls for Second Month > (August 10, 2010)

Eight Ways Congress Is Stifling Main Street > (August 10, 2010)

LeMieux expects Senate to pass small-business loans bill this year > (August 9, 2010)

SBA lending plummets in July > (August 9, 2010)

Small-Business Sentiment Deteriorates Again > (August 8, 2010)

Small-business loans: When regulators go overboard, credit is choked off > 
(August 8, 2010)

Help on small-biz loans not likely before September > (August 6, 2010)
Failure to reinstate the 7(a) loan breaks would keep SBA lending depressed through August and into September, said Tony Wilkinson, president and CEO of the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders. Plus, many of the 1,300 lenders that returned to SBA lending because of the higher guarantee and fee waivers “are beginning to question why,” he said. “They can’t count on anything in Congress being done in a timely fashion,” he said.

Obama Highlights Private Job Growth, Calls On Senate To Pass Small Business Bill > 
(August 6, 2010)

SBA releases list of top 10 lenders to local small businesses (San Diego district office) > 
(August 6, 2010)

SBA Program Proves a Hit, but Now It Is in Limbo > (August 5, 2010)

Ray of hope for U.S. small-business hiring - NFIB > (August 5, 2010)

Small-business lending up in Southern California -- until the money ran out >
(August 5, 2010)

House's return would provide chance to pass small-business bill > (August 4, 2010)

SBA loan expansion would help keep small business alive > (August 4, 2010)

Small Business Despairs, Despite Rumors Of A Recovery > (August 3, 2010)

White House turns up heat on small business bill > (August 3, 2010)

White House Steps Up Pressure for Small Business Bill > (August 3, 2010)

Entrepreneurship For Next Generation Not A "Cupcake Walk" > (August 3, 2010)

Elizabeth Echols Sworn In As Regional SBA Administrator > (August 3, 2010)

Budget woes snare state aid bill > (August 3, 2010)

Tom Wallace - Thomas Wallace: Small-business legislation is needed to save and create jobs > (August 3, 2010)

Obama administration thanks Chamber, NFIB for comments on small business bill > 
(August 2, 2010)

Why Small-Business Loans Have Been Down > (August 2, 2010)

Obama Pitches Small-Biz Loans > (August 2, 2010)
President visits sub shop to talk about Small Business Jobs Act

SBA loan program proves effective for Portsmouth restaurant > (August 1, 2010)
SBA approves a record number of loan guarantees

Baucus Comment on the Substitute Amendment to the Small Business Jobs Act >
(August 1, 2010)

Small businesses: Measuring their power and their problems > (August 1, 2010)

Obama chides Republicans for blocking small business bill > (July 31, 2010)

SBA loan program slows up > (July 30, 2010)
Lenders and borrowers want popular federal loan support revived

SBA Provides Perfect Tools to Stimulate Our Economy > (July 30, 2010)

Banks Increase Small Business Lending > (July 29, 2010)
The surge comes as small business owners' optimism has sunk to its lowest level in seven years, according to one bank's survey.

Republicans block small-business lending measure > (July 29, 2010)

Small business aid bill stalls in Senate > (July 29, 2010)

Reid, McConnell in Talks Over Small-Business Bill > (July 29, 2010)

Small Business Lending Fund Bill Stalls — Again > (July 29, 2010)

GOP blocks small business bill. Who will get the blame? > (July 29, 2010)

Small-Business Bill Falters on Senate Partisanship > (July 29, 2010)

Politics Trumps Progress: Main Street Likely to Be Left Out in the Cold Yet Again > 
(July 29, 2010)

Small business lending bill headed toward vote > (July 28, 2010)

Obama focuses on small businesses > (July 28, 2010)

Wells, BofA Boost Small Business Lending as Tight Credit Limits Job Growth > 
(July 28, 2010)

Senate Further Modifies Small Business Tax Cut Bill > (July 27, 2010)

Small Businesses Find Chamber, Lobby Allies Mute on $30 Billion U.S. Aid > (July 26, 2010)

Banker leery of another lending stimulus > (July 24, 2010)

Senator says bill would cut taxes, increase loans for small businesses > (July 23, 2010)

Explaining the Changing Face of S.B.A. Borrowers > (July 20, 2010)

Weekly Address: President Obama Says GOP Senate Leadership Choosing to "Filibuster Our Recovery and Obstruct Our Progress" > (July 19, 2010)

SBA’s Patriot Express loan program helping veterans gain access to capital > (July 19, 2010)

Congress mulls Small Business Lending Fund to help community banks lend >
(July 15, 2010)

Small-Business Lending Fund Finds Unexpected Support in Senate > (July 15, 2010)

BrightStar Becomes First Franchise System Approved for a New Franchisee Lending Program Created by The Bancorp Bank and Franchise America Finance™ > (July 15, 2010)

Congressmen Donnelly, Upton Introduce Dealer Floor Plan Financing Legislation >
(July 15, 2010)

Reid, Landrieu, Warner Join SBA Administrator and Small Business Advocate to Highlight Democrats' Small Business Agenda > (July 14, 2010)

Senate Wakes Up and Pays Attention to Small Business > (July 13, 2010)

Obama short-term agenda: Wall Street rules, unemployment insurance, business loans >
(July 13, 2010)

Bernanke: More Needed To Boost Small-Business Lending > (July 13, 2010)

Democrats battle anti-business charges with a $30B credit fund > (July 13, 2010)

Small-business lending drops sharply in June after federal program runs out of money >
(July 13, 2010)

Congress returns, but where to begin? > (July 12, 2010)

Small-Business Lending Is Down, but Reasons Still Elude the Experts > (July 12, 2010)

As Lending To Small Businesses Plummets, Bernanke Implores Banks To Do More >
(July 12, 2010)

Vets receive $500M in SBA loans > (July 12, 2010)

SBA Lending Plunged in June > (July 11, 2010)

More banks reach out to small businesses through SBA program, but lending honeymoon could be short-lived > (July 10, 2010)

SBA LOANS PLUMMET AFTER STIMULUS BREAKS EXPIRE > (July 9, 2010)
Tony Wilkinson, president and CEO of the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders, criticized Congress for letting “the one stimulus program that was probably working the best” expire.

Limited Lending > (July 9, 2010)

More banks return to SBA lending > (July 9, 2010)

New SBA official to push for job creation > (July 8, 2010)

SBA lending plunges in June as stimulus benefits expire > (July 7, 2010)

Stimulus Package Leading to More Small Business Loans > (July 6, 2010)

Recovery Report: SBA picks loan pool originators to revive 504 secondary market >
(July 5, 2010)

A big issue for Cape's small businesses > (July 5, 2010)

Waiting game as SBA program lapses > (July 5, 2010)

New SBA regional chief to focus on lending, job growths > (July 5, 2010)

Bean Joins Colleagues To Pass SBA Lending Bill In U.S. House > (July 5, 2010)

Small business sidelined in slow recovery from recession > (July 3, 2010)

SBA says funding is available to support regional clusters > (July 2, 2010)

Some banks looking to increase SBA lending > (July 2, 2010)

Snowe Seeks Funding to Continue Critical SBA Loan Provisions > (July 2, 2010)

SBA lending slips as stimulus funds run out > (July 2, 2010)

SBA appoints new regional administrator > (July 2, 2010)

Stimulus: Life or Death for Some Small Firms > (July 1, 2010)

SBA Provides $500 Million In Patriot Express Loan Program For Vets > (July 1, 2010)

Flood Insurance Program Back in Business Until Sept. 30 > (July 1, 2010)

Small business lending picks up tentatively > (July 1, 2010)

Senate Unveils Small Business Jobs Act > (June 30, 2010)

KAGEN SMALL BUSINESS AMENDMENT CLEARS ANOTHER HURDLE > (June 30, 2010)

Senate Takes Up Small-Business Jobs Bill > (June 30, 2010)

Bennet would boost SBA loans > (June 30, 2010)

UPDATE: Senate Agrees to Begin Debate On Small Business Tax Bill > (June 29, 2010)

Baucus, Landrieu Unveil Bill to Create Jobs and Help Small Businesses Grow > 
(June 29, 2010)

H.R. 5297 Small Business Lending Bill Moves Forward in Senate > (June 29, 2010)

Slump in small-business lending vexes Washington > (June 29, 2010)

Will Another Government Stimulus Plan Help Small > (June 29, 2010)

Will $30 billion restart small business loans? > (June 28, 2010)

Bills aim to give small businesses more capital > (June 25, 2010)

New First Mortgage Loan Poolers Will Jump-Start Secondary Market for SBA 504 Loans, Make Credit More Available > (June 25, 2010)

Will Obama’s Small-Business Agenda Survive Congress? > (June 24, 2010)

Elizabeth Warren: Why Credit Is Still Frozen > (June 24, 2010)

SBA Financing In 2010 SBA Financing In 2010 > (June 23, 2010)

What We Don't Know About Small Business Lending > (June 22, 2010)

New SBA deputy administrator confirmed by Senate > (June 22, 2010)

SBA Lending Increasing, Driving Up Demand for Business Valuations > (June 20, 2010)

Senate Eases Impact of Bill’s Tax Increases on Small Businesses > (June 18, 2010)

Congresswoman Susan Davis Votes to Increase Lending to Small Businesses > 
(June 18, 2010)

Small companies not pulling out of recession same way as larger corporations > 
(June 18, 2010)

Obama Urges Senate to Pass New Law to Create Jobs > (June 18, 2010)

Senate Stalemate Persists on Spending Bill > (June 17, 2010)

House Passes Bid to Boost Small-Business Loans > (June 17, 2010)

SBA Financing, Are They Really Closing? > (June 16, 2010)

U.S. House approves small business tax relief > (June 16, 2010)

Significant Accounting and Regulatory Implications to Accounting for Loan Participation Sales, Including SBA Loans > (May/June 2010)
FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 860 (formerly FAS 140 and FAS 166) has modified the accounting for transfers and servicing of financial assets

Small Business Loan Update. When Will Banks Make Loans Again? > (June 16, 2010)

Graves opposes small business lending bill > (June 16, 2010)

Pelosi: 'Small Businesses Are the Engine of Job Creation and Capital Creation in Our Economy and in Our Country' > (June 16, 2010)

Obama's call for economic stimulus, jobs spending a tough sell in Congress > 
(June 15, 2010)

House passes tax portion of small-business bill > (June 15, 2010)

House Passes Tax Cut for Small-Business Investment > (June 15, 2010)

Washington Week > (June 15, 2010)

SBA reports record loans (in Wyoming) > (June 15, 2010)

Top SBA Lenders in San Diego & Imperial > (June 15, 2010)

Top SBA Lenders in San Francisco Bay Area > (June 15, 2010)

House vote tests job push > (June 15, 2010)

Bankers divide over whether program would motivate more small-business lending > 
(June 13, 2010)

Government programs giving businesses way out of recession doldrums > (June 13, 2010)

How to Finance a Growing Business > (June 13, 2010)

Small business loans get big lift > (June 12, 2010)
Another sign of a nascent recovery

Obama renews push for small-business plan > (June 12, 2010)
The president calls on Congress to pass proposals aimed at stimulating hiring. The measures include tax relief and increased loan limits.

Obama, Republicans spar over job-creation measures > (June 11, 2010)
President seeks tax credits, GOP calls for spending cuts

Obama seeks tax breaks, more lending for small businesses > (June 11, 2010)

Obama Urges Congress for More Small Business Help > (June 11, 2010)

Official calls to expand loan stimulus programs > (June 9, 2010)

CIT's Challenge: Find Cheap Funding Source > (June 9, 2010)

Small businesses account for 65% of new job growth > (June 9, 2010)

Why aren't banks lending? Because bureaucrats and politicians won't let them >
(June 8, 2010)

SBA-backed loans continue ascent in May > (June 8, 2010)

US House Could Vote On Small-Business Package This Week > (June 8, 2010)

It’s the Economy, Mr. Bernanke > (June 8, 2010)

Small-Business Optimism Increased in May > (June 8, 2010)

Government programs are increasingly giving businesses a way out of recession
doldrums > (June 7, 2010)

Financial overhaul bill will hurt Main Street business > (June 7, 2010)

Small businesses are the key to U.S. economic recovery > (June 7, 2010)

BofA Vows Small Business Spending > (June 7, 2010)

SBA names new Minnesota director > (June 7, 2010)

Small businesses are the key to U.S. economic recovery > (June 7, 2010)

Snowe Urges President to Invest in Nation’s Small Businesses > (June 6, 2010)

Small firms still struggling to acquire affordable loans > (June 6, 2010)

Recovery report: Congress fails to restore SBA loan breaks > (June 4, 2010)
Congress’ failure to extend these loan breaks before leaving town for its weeklong Memorial Day recess frustrated SBA lenders. “The one stimulus program that was working well, and they let it expire,” said Tony Wilkinson, president and CEO of the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders. He fears Congress won’t get another extension in place until “the first of July, if ever.” His organization, which represents SBA lenders, will “keep screaming” until the loan breaks are restored, he said. The SBA and President Barack Obama also support an extension of these programs. Without the breaks, Wilkinson expects SBA lending will slow, even though this is typically the peak season for SBA lenders. The loss of the 90 percent guarantee “is going to be a big deal” for many lenders, because their capital won’t go as far with only a 75 percent guarantee, he said.

SBA runs out of money to waive more borrower fees > (June 4, 2010)
“The one stimulus program that was working well, and they let it expire,” said Tony Wilkinson, president and CEO of the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders.
He fears Congress won’t get another extension in place until “the first of July, if ever.” His organization, which represents SBA lenders, will “keep screaming” until the loan breaks are restored, he said.

SBA loan breaks runs out of money > (June 4, 2010)

Washington briefs: Fed studies small-business credit cards > (June 4, 2010)

Bernanke Pushes Small Business Loans > (June 3, 2010)

SBA chief Mills, Dahlkemper hold business round table > (June 3, 2010)

Fed Chief Urges More Lending to Small Business > (June 3, 2010)

SBA 7(a) Secondary Market Loans Up > (June 2, 2010)

Awards luncheon to honor small businesses, owners in San Diego > (June 2, 2010)

SBA on track for record year of business loans in South Dakota > (June 2, 2010)

USC Credit Union Named Financial Services Champion for the SBA Los Angeles District Office > (June 2, 2010)

SBA Administrator Mills, U.S. Representative Halvorson Host Press Conference Call to Discuss Small Business Economic Recovery > (June 1, 2010)

Capital program to target community banks and their small-business borrowers > 
(June 1, 2010)

Government lending a must for small businesses > (June 1, 2010)

Statement from Administrator Mills on urging continued support for small businesses' recovery loan programs>  (May 31, 2010)

Panelists: Money is out there for qualified small businesses > (May 27, 2010)

SBA Borrowers Line Up Again As SBA Funds Run Dry> (May 27, 2010)

Small Business Interview - Patriot Express Loans to Veteral Owned Businesses - Are They Working? > (May 27, 2010)

President Obama Calls For Congressional Vote On Small Business Aid > (May 27, 2010)

SBA calls for longer term recovery loans > (May 27, 2010)

Money runs out for small business loan breaks > (May 27, 2010)

The Honorable Sander Levin, Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives >  (May 26, 2010)

SBA money for loan breaks runs out again > (May 26, 2010)

Obama Pushes Small Business Jobs Package > (May 26, 2010)

Top 20 SBA Lenders in Orange County > (May 26, 2010)

Guest column: SBA loans promote business growth > (May 26, 2010)

Obama Will Urge Congress to Act on Small Business Lending Plans > (May 26, 2010)

Wall Street reform hurts Main Street banks > (May 25, 2010)

Obama Urges Congress on Small-Business Proposal > (May 25, 2010)

Obama on small business: 'This shouldn't be a partisan issue' > (May 25, 2010)

Administrator Touts Loan Programs' Success in National Small Business Week Keynote >
(May 25, 2010)

SBA Salutes Small Businesses Who Drive America’s Economy At National Small Business Week May 23-25, 2010 > (May 22, 2010)

President Obama Proclaims National Small Business Week Highlights Small Business Growth and Job Creation > (May 21, 2010)

House OKs Small Business Lending Plan > (May 20, 2010)

US small business lending plan advances > (May 19, 2010)

Senator Hagan lobbies to extend SBA provisions > (May 19, 2010)

Landrieu, Snowe Hold Confirmation Hearing for SBA Deputy Administrator > (May 19, 2010)

Banks Gearing Up Now for End of SBA 90% Guarantee > (May 19, 2010)

Lending Fund Gets a Hearing > (May 18, 2010)

National Small Business Week 2010 Kicks Off Sunday in Washington, D.C > (May 18, 2010)

Lenders expect SBA loan program to be extended again > (May 17, 2010)

Small business lending almost doubles in OC > (May 17, 2010)

SBA Approving More Business Loans to Small Businesses > (May 17, 2010)

Lending gives boost to small businesses > (May 15, 2010)

Obama Promotes Agenda to Help Small Businesses > (May 14, 2010)

Small business credit still tight, SBA picks up some slack > (May 13, 2010)

SBA Starts Stimulus-Related Program Bringing Liquidity to Banks, BoeFly Upgraded to Support Initiative > (May 13, 2010)

Small business credit still tight, SBA picks up some slack > (May 13, 2010)

The Bank Lending Dilemma > (May 13, 2010)

President Obama tells Buffalo crowd that economy has turned a corner > (May 13, 2010)

Big banks slashed small business credit lines > (May 13, 2010)

SBA’s National Small Business Week Forums to Address Small Business Concerns >
(May 12, 2010)  Free Town Hall and Forums on Social Media, Exporting and Innovation Will Feature Leading Business Experts

Senate Votes To Include Snowe-Landrieu Amendment To Prevent Unintended Consequences for American Small Businesses > (May 12, 2010)

ARC Loans Spawn Bigger Ones for First U.S. Community CU > (May 11, 2010)

SBA Inspector General Reviewing Recovery Loan Activity > (May 11, 2010)

Obama Small Business Bill Set To Encourage More Lending & Credit For Business Owners >
(May 11, 2010)

ARC Loans Spawn Bigger Ones for First U.S. Community CU > (May 11, 2010)

Review of SBA's Job Creation Data Under the Recovery Act > (May 11, 2010)

SBA Honors Rockland Trust as 2010 Small 1st Mortgage Lender of the Year >
(May 10, 2010)

SBA proposes higher surety bond guarantees to help small businesses secure larger contracts in disaster areas > (May 10, 2010)

Treasury proposes new loan program > (May 8, 2010)
Small firms may get fund access as states, private banks partner

Small businesses get leg up from Sen. Landrieu > (May 8, 2010)

Tom Rooney: Small business relief the key to real job creation > (May 8, 2010)

Obama sends Congress small business lending bill > (May 7, 2010)

Is SBA Lending to Small Business Limited? > (May 6, 2010)

SBA offering loans to businesses impacted by oil spill > (May 6, 2010)

Obama Administration Offers Loans to Businesses Hurt by Spill > (May 6, 2010)

Bernanke: Small Business Lending Tightest in Recent Memory > (May 6, 2010)

Citi Announces $200 Million Fund to Spur Small Business Lending in Low Income U.S. Communities > (May 5, 2010)

U.S. Bank’s SBA Loan Division Ranked Third Nationwide > (May 4, 2010)

Geithner: Banks should bear bailout burden > (May 4, 2010)

Senate Extends SBA Programs > (May 4, 2010)

Banks Keep Lending Standards Tight > (May 4, 2010)

BofA's $5B Small Business Lending Goal Is 6% Boost > (May 3, 2010)

Are SBA Loans Really Growing Like Gangbusters? > (May 3,