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Some major banks increasing lending to businesses > (December 31, 2010)

Non-profits get SBA nod to offer business loans > (December 31, 2010)

How the Financial Crisis Made Big Banks Bigger > (December 30, 2010)

Banks Open Loan Spigot > (December 29, 2010)
Uptick in Lending to Businesses Is Expected to Accelerate Next Year

Small Business Lending to Finally See Improvement in 2011? > (December 29, 2010)

Recession dried up San Diego business lending > (December 29, 2010)
New report shows 69 percent drop in loans

Landscape shifted for small businesses in U.S. > (December 28, 2010)

Montana SBA district director announces retirement > (December 26, 2010)

Size does matter > (December 22, 2010)

SBA Website Gets a Makeover > (December 22, 2010)

Expect More SBA Loans in 2011 > (December 20, 2010)

SBA Announces New Initiatives Aimed at Increasing Lending in Underserved Communities >
(December 20, 2010)

Summary of Continuing Resolution through March 4, 2011 > (December 19, 2010)

Big news for small business: loan access eases up > (December 17, 2010)

New SBA Community Advantage Initiative Opens 7(a) Loan Program To CDFIs >
(December 17, 2010)

Welcome to The New Normal > (December 17, 2010)

SBA Loan Increases > (December 17, 2010)

SBA Loans to Franchisees > (December 15, 2010)

SBA Announces New Initiatives Aimed at Increasing Lending in Underserved Communities >
(December 15, 2010)

Small-Business Lending Pledged by U.S. as Obama Meets Executives > (December 15, 2010)

SBA Loan Programs Critical for Small Businesses, Still Many Lenders Are Not Ready >
(December 14, 2010)

SBA loan looks poised for renewed popularity > (December 12, 2010)

U.S. Small Business Administration renews Patriot Express loan program for 3 more years >
(December 10, 2010)

Call Us Crazy, But It Sounds Like Banks May Start Lending > (December 8, 2010)

Small-Business Loans Surging > (December 8, 2010)

Meadows Bank Successfully Sells Its First SBA 504 Loan Pool > (December 8, 2010)

Graves Named Chairman of Small Business Committee > (December 8, 2010)

SBA loans strong in November > (December 8, 2010)

New SBA lending opportunityr > (December 6, 2010)
Tony Wilkinson, president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders, points out that the combination creates a perfect opportunity for small businesses to get an SBA loan. “This,” he says in the Sacramento Business Journal Article, “is the time to search out an SBA lender.” SBA records show that already in 2010, the top 10 Sacramento area SBA lenders have dispersed over $86 billion in 415 loans! If you don’t have one yet, it’s time to consider whether an SBA loan could help you grow your business.

Small-Business Groups Parse Tax Deal > (December 8, 2010)

Would Obama-GOP tax plan be a game-changer for economy? > (December 8, 2010)

Intuit Study: Small Businesses Are Hiring > (December 7, 2010)

Pepperdine University Study Shows Private Business Owners Are Much More Optimistic Than Lenders About Future Business Prospects > (December 7, 2010)

New Wells Fargo Survey: Business Owners Show First Real Signs of Improved Optimism Since April 2009 > (December 7, 2010)

Landrieu,LeMieux Send Letter To Treasury Secretary Urging Swift Implementation of Small Business Lending Initiatives > (December 6, 2010)

How to capitalize on the short-term modifications to SBA loans > (December 6, 2010)

Smaller Firms Still Hesitant to Hire > (December 2, 2010)
Job Growth Remains Modest as Businesses Hold Out for Clearer Economic Picture

Questions Over Plan to Boost Lending > (December 2, 2010)

Small business 'surge' in hiring > (December 1, 2010)

Small business borrowing surges > (December 1, 2010)

The Value of Valuation Rules > (November 2010)

Small and Midsize Companies Need Working Capital Management Alternatives to Thrive in New Economy > (November 30, 2010)

Can Credit Unions Fill the Gap in Small Business Lending? > (November 30, 2010)

As small businesses get loans, job outlook shows promise > (November 27, 2010)

Big Banks Exhale, Tiny Ones Wheeze > (November 23, 2010)

SBA Backs Repeal of ‘Burdensome’1099 Reporting Requirements on Small Business Transactions > (November 22, 2010)

Big Banks, Small-Business Loans > (November 19, 2010)

SBA developing revised Dealer Floorplan Program > (November 19, 2010)

Small Business Credit Available, Demand Weak > (November 19, 2010)

SBA Announces Appointment of A. John Shoraka as Administrator for Region III >
(November 18, 2010)

Big banks expand small-business lending > (November 18, 2010)

Small Business Loans Lend Some Relief To Economy > (November 18, 2010)

SBA loan volume holds up after September spike > (November 17, 2010)

What You Need to Know About the Jobs Act > (November 16, 2010)

Small Business Administration loans rebound in Massachusetts > (November 15, 2010)
SBA loans rebound in Massachusetts after two relatively weak years

Small Business Accelerates as New Jobs Precede Fed's Easy Money > (November 15, 2010)

A recent survey by PNC Bank says the economy is improving, but many small to mid-size business owners disagree > (November 14, 2010)

Jobs act keeps Small Business Administration lender busy with heavy demand >
(November 10, 2010)

Jobs and trade data show improving economy > (November 10, 2010)

Banks can’t make anyone borrow > (November 8, 2010)
Commentary: Lending standards ease, but demand still weakening

Small Business Loans Hit Highest Level In Two Years > (November 1, 2010)

SBA Helps Veteran-Owned Businesses > (November 11, 2010)

Small-Business Index in U.S. Rises to Highest in Five Months > (November 9, 2010)

Fed Says Banks Eased Lending Standards Over 3 Months > (November 8, 2010)

Jobs Act Opens Floodgates For Lending > (November 8, 2010)

Milwaukee-area SBA lending spikes in October > (November 8, 2010)

LIBOR is Now the NEW SBA Pricing Model > (November 8, 2010)

SunTrust Bank strengthens push for small-business clients > (November 8, 2010)

Ridgestone tops SBA lenders list for second straight year > (November 8, 2010)

Number of Small Business Administration loans doubles, triple, quadruples depending on county, indicating economic rebound in southern New Jersey > (November 7, 2010)

Small Business Administration loans help flourishing companies grow > (November 6, 2010)

Nearly 70 percent of SBA lenders polled say they will make more loans > (November 5, 2010)

Wells Fargo Tops SBA List of Top Lenders With A $59 Million Loan To California Small Businesses > (November 5, 2010)

How to end the recession: small businesses on-campus > (November 5, 2010)

Peoples Bank Concludes ARC Loan Program Ranked Among Nation’s Best; Saves Local Businesses over $2 Million > (November 5, 2010)

New SBA rules: What does this mean for your boat dealership? > (November 5, 2010)

Analysis: The State of Small-Business Lending > (November 4, 2010)

The Federal Coach: Karen G. Mills, administrator of Small Business Administration >
(November 4, 2010)

Some Players Still Sidelined in Lending Game > (November 4, 2010)

Small Business Financing Up to Highest Level in Two Years > (November 2, 2010)

White House Says 5,000 SBA Jobs Act Loans Have Been Approved > (November 2, 2010)

Small Business Loans & Access To Credit–Are Companies Getting The Funds They Need? >
(November 2, 2010)

Restaurateur serves small-business VIP > (November 1, 2010)

Study Finds Commercial Real Estate Presents Significant Opportunity for Small Business Owners > (November 1, 2010)

PayNet says small business loans rise > (November 1, 2010)

Community bankers urge action on a slew of tax breaks > (October 28, 2010)

Can the Small Business Administration help fix the economy? > (October 28, 2010)

Small Businesses Take Strong Interest in Election > (October 27, 2010)

A big year for SBA lending in Nebraska > (October 20, 2010)

A Small-Biz Congress? > (October 19, 2010)

Corker questions SBA's value, says federal meddling hurting economy > (October 19, 2010)

Big shifts in SBA lenders list > (October 19, 2010)

Small-Business Jobs Act: Not Big Enough? > (October 18, 2010)

Huntington is the Fifth Largest Small Business Lender in the Country > (October 18, 2010)

SBA Portland District loans up 15 percent > (October 18, 2010)

Credit Eases `My Pain' as U.S. Bank Lending Buoys Small Business > (October 18, 2010)

Webster Bank Earns Spot as Connecticut's Top SBA Lender for 2010 > (October 18, 2010)

SBA provides record financing > (October 18, 2010)

SBA loans are rising, the demand for guidance in assessing business > (October 18, 2010)

Loan money on its way to businesses > (October 17, 2010)

Obama, SBA help businesses > (October 17, 2010)

SBA Lender Rankings No Longer Just a Small-Bank Pursuit > (October 15, 2010)

Washington Briefs: More firms eligible for small biz programs > (October 15, 2010)

SBA Growth Capital Program Provides Record $1.59 Billion in Financing for Small Businesses in FY10 > (October 14, 2010)

The small business credit crunch > (October 14, 2010)

Lending Is Up, but Demand Is Lacking > (October 14, 2010)

SBA names new CIO; COO going back to FTC > (October 14, 2010)

At the SBA, Size Definitely Matters > (October 6, 2010)

Small Business Confidence Rises > (September 29, 2010)

Maryland bankers prepped on new lending programs > (September 29, 2010)

Small business for Congress! > (September 29, 2010)

A Key Democrat Keeps Her Silence on the Small-Business Jobs Bill > (September 28, 2010)

Obama signing Small Business Bill (video) > (September 27, 2010)

New Small Business Law Passes: What it Means > (September 28, 2010)

Sen. Mary Landrieu wins praise for successful effort on Small Business Jobs Act >
(September 28, 2010)

Obama signs U.S. small business bill into law > (September 27, 2010)

Obama to sign $42 billion bill aimed at helping small businesses > (September 27, 2010)

Permanent Changes Buried in Small Business Lending Bill > (September 27, 2010)

Small Business Loans And Tax Credits May Bring Job Opportunities And Small Business Growth > (September 27, 2010)

Credit Crunch Gives 'Microlending' a Boost > (September 26, 2010)

Finding Surprises in the Small-Business Jobs Bill > (September 25, 2010)

New business stimulus should help local firms > (September 25, 2010)

'Second Look': First Aid for Borrowers > (September 24, 2010)

A Lending Boom > (September 24, 2010)
The chance that Congress would revive these breaks, however, led many lenders and their borrowers to hold off taking out SBA loans. This pent-up demand will explode now that Congress has reinstated these breaks, according to Tony Wilkinson, president and CEO of the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders.

Statement from SBA Administrator Mills on House Passage of Small Business Jobs Bill >
(September 23, 2010)

Congress sends small business bill to Obama > (September 23, 2010)

Congress Passes Small Business Lending Bill > (September 23, 2010)

REPRESENTATIVE DRIEHAUS APPLAUDS FINAL PASSAGE OF SMALL BUSINESS JOBS AND CREDIT ACT > (September 23, 2010)

SBA Chief Mills to Hold Online Q&A at White House > (September 22, 2010)

Small Business Bears a Heavier Burden of Federal Regulation > (September 22, 2010)

Lending crisis growing as businesses face squeeze > (September 21, 2010)

No Business Plan? New Study Reports Success May Depend On It! > (September 21, 2010)

Small Business Bill is HUGE! > (September 21, 2010)

Small business lending falls again > (September 21, 2010)

Small Business Bill Will Spur Hiring > (September 21, 2010)

The Wrong Spur for Small Business Investment > (September 21, 2010)

Rep. Perlmutter Statement on Senate Passage of Small Business Lending Bill >
(September 20, 2010)

Small business jobs bill will boost economy > (September 17, 2010)

US House to vote on small-business bill next week > (September 17, 2010)

Small Biz Is Still Sucking Wind > (September 17, 2010)

Senate PASSES Small Business Jobs & Credit Act (HR 5297) > (September 16, 2010)

Senate Passes Small-Business Aid Bill, 61-38 > (September 16, 2010)

The Daily Start-Up: Senate Steps Up For Small Businesses > (September 15, 2010)

Nashville banks mixed on $30 billion bill meant to spur small business lending >
(September 15, 2010)

Senate Likely to Pass Small-Business Bill Later This Week > (September 15, 2010)

SBA announces promotion of Julio C. Casiano > (September 15, 2010)

The Small Business Jobs Act: Helping Get Americans Back to Work > (September 15, 2010)

Pelosi touts Dems' small-business push > (September 14, 2010)

Small business aid bill clears key Senate hurdle > (September 14, 2010)

Senate clears way for small-business aid package > (September 14, 2010)

LANDRIEU, BOXER, CANTWELL, MERKLEY JOIN GENE SPERLING AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO DISCUSS WIDESPREAD SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESS JOBS BILL >
(September 14, 2010)

Small businesses need jobs bill > (September 14, 2010)

Senate Votes to Consider Small-Business Measure, Ending Delay > (September 14, 2010)

$30 billion Senate bill will ease Vermont businesses access to capital > (September 14, 2010)

Pelosi touts Dems' small-business push > (September 14, 2010)

Senate Democrats Overcome GOP Filibuster of Small Business Bill > (September 14, 2010)

Senate votes to move forward on small-business bill > (September 14, 2010)

Learning about ARC Program Loans > (September 14, 2010)

Small-Business Jobs Bill Clears Senate Hurdle > (September 13, 2010)

Report: Small-business lending declines in 2010 > (September 13, 2010)

Geithner Urges Senate Action This Week on Small Business Bill > (September 13, 2010)

Geithner Urges Passage of Small-Business Bill > (September 13, 2010)

The Small Beer Bill > (September 11, 2010)

Banks form investment pools of SBA loans under stimulus plan > (September 10, 2010)

Obama should call a truce with Wall Street > (September 10, 2010)

Obama Clears the Road for Expanded Bank Loans > (September 10, 2010)

Small business loans ticket to economic recovery > (September 9, 2010)

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)

Casey urges support for small business bill > (September 8, 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)