Posts Tagged ‘franchise lending’
Suspect in Sonoma Valley Bank fraud found dead
May 9, 2014 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report A couple of weeks ago I reported on the arrest of two Sonoma Valley Bank bankers, Sean Cutting and Brian Melland, a borrower and the borrower’s attorney. The four were arrested in connection with the loss of $8.65 million in TARP funds when the…
Read MoreColeman Thursday Movers and Shakers
May 8, 2014 United Community Bank Acquires Business Carolina Blairsville, Ga.-based United Community Banks Inc. said Monday its banking subsidiary agreed to acquire approximately $25 million of loans and $6 million of other assets from Columbia-based commercial lender Business Carolina Inc. “We have been looking for a partner to help fuel our efforts…
Read MoreSBA Administrator Contreras-Sweet’s Keynote Speech at NAGGL Today – It’s Time to Get Rid of Paper!
May 7, 2014 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report New SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet is making the rounds to SBA lending trade groups Her message? She told NAGGL attendees in Florida today SBA will radically change its processes to help SBA 7(a) lenders make smaller loans to underserved markets. “Today, I have…
Read MoreSBA Hot Topic Tuesday – Top Ten NADCO Style
May 6, 2014 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report I’m back in town after leading the “Hot Topic” Third Party Lender breakout session at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs last week. Thanks to the panelists for taking their time to inform session attendees their view of the SBA 504 industry: Donald…
Read MoreBoeFly Launches Small Business Lending Tool — bQual™
February 26, 2014 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report “We built bQual to address the questions we’ve heard from some of the thousands of business owners that have used BoeFly since we launched in March of 2010 — “Can I get real-time information and insight before I start the search for financing,” said Mike Rozman,…
Read MoreHow Big is the Small Business Lending Market?
February 26, 2014 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report $1 trillion says SBA’s Office of Advocacy. This just released two page report is a nice overview of the current state of small business lending. Here are some stats for 2013; Small Business Borrowing from Banks – $585 billion Small Business Borrowing from Finance Companies –…
Read MoreSBA 7(a) Prepayment Rates Fall 10%
February 25, 2014 In December, prepays fell below 7% for the first time since April, finishing the year on a positive note. While we finished 2013 with a print below 7%, this is only the third monthly reading below that benchmark recorded last year. For comparison purposes, all twelve months of 2012 were below 7%.…
Read MoreMug Shot Monday – The You Scratch My Back, I’ll Scratch Yours Con
February 24, 2014 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report This is a twist on a commercial lender con. The feds allege two Delaware commercial lenders, working for different banks, made loans to each other over a 12-year period for fake commercial real state investments and below market car loans. Brian Bailey plead not guilty last…
Read MoreCome to Washington to Support 504 Debt Refi at the NADCO Government Relations Conference 2014
February 23, 2014 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report Bob Coleman: NADCO is putting together an event to get to know your representatives and Senators to push 504 debt refi. Tell us about what is going to be happening there. Beth Solomon: The CDC community and our lender partners are showing up in force to…
Read MoreFraud Friday – Loan Officer who Approved Loans Above his Authority Pleads Guilty
February 21, 2014 By Bob Coleman Editor, Coleman Report Another community banker is going to jail. Not for lining his pockets, but for being a sloppy banker. Our perp had a $250,000 loan approval limit. Says the government in the plea agreement filed Wednesday, “Further, to authorize loans, Bank policies and procedures and sound banking…
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