Loan

Get Ready for Loan Enforcement
Credit & Capital

Get Ready for Loan Enforcement

Here’s how borrowers can best prepare to obtain relief as lenders become more enforcement-oriented.
By Lauren Muskett | September 23, 2021
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Kodak Loan Involved No Wrongdoing, DFC Concludes
Risk & Compliance

Kodak Loan Involved No Wrongdoing, DFC Concludes

The company was cleared to receive a $765 million federal loan to make drug ingredients for the U.S. government.
By Lauren Muskett | December 7, 2020
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Fed Expands Main Street Lending Program
Credit & Capital

Fed Expands Main Street Lending Program

The new program widens the pool of applicants and adds loan types.
By Lauren Muskett | April 30, 2020
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Access to Capital High But Demand is Wavering
Growth Companies

Access to Capital High But Demand is Wavering

Small and midsize businesses successfully secured capital this quarter but their demand for funding fell.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | December 17, 2015
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SBA 7(a) Program Runs Out of Money
Growth Strategies

SBA 7(a) Program Runs Out of Money

But Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez has introduced legislation to raise the small business loan guaranty limit to $23.5 billion.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | July 24, 2015
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SBA Extends Fee Relief on Small-Dollar Loans
Growth Companies

SBA Extends Fee Relief on Small-Dollar Loans

Working capital loans of $150,000 or less will incur no upfront guaranty fee or annual servicing fee.
By Matthew Heller | October 3, 2014
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Moody’s Spotlights Risky Leveraged Lending
Risk Management

Moody’s Spotlights Risky Leveraged Lending

Covenant protections on highly leveraged loans continue to weaken, meaning lenders will be vulnerable if a borrower experiences financial distress.
By | September 9, 2014
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Commercial Loans Not ‘Unusually Cheap’: Fed Study
The Economy

Commercial Loans Not ‘Unusually Cheap’: Fed Study

Despite the government's highly accommodative monetary policy, interest rates charged on C&I loans are still above historical norms, says a new paper.
By Vincent Ryan | August 5, 2014
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What to Ask Alternative Lenders
Growth Companies

What to Ask Alternative Lenders

There are good and bad nonbank lenders. Here's how to weed out the bad ones.
By Iris Dorbian | July 15, 2014
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SBA Expands Loan Access
Risk & Compliance

SBA Expands Loan Access

A new Small Business Administration rule will make it easier for companies to secure government-backed loans.
By Marielle Segarra | April 4, 2014
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Borrowing Without Banks
M&A

Borrowing Without Banks

Private capital and other nonbank sources of debt financing are offering companies borrowing options beyond the traditional bank loan.
By Vincent Ryan | October 28, 2013
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The Red-Hot Middle-Market
M&A

The Red-Hot Middle-Market

Neil Wessan, group head of CIT Capital Markets, explains how the financing giant is staying disciplined in its underwriting.
By Vincent Ryan | October 28, 2013
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