C-Suite Wednesday – Errors in the PPP Processing System Result in Over 40,000...
March 24, 2021 Caity Roach Editor C-Suite Wednesday – Errors in the PPP Processing System Result in Over 40,000 Duplicate Loans According to a recent SBA OIG report, bulk loan submissions and missing...
View ArticleColeman Movers & Shakers – Mike Sandusky, Greg Gala, and Chris Henricks
March 25, 2021 Caity RoachEditor Coleman Movers & Shakers – Mike Sandusky, Greg Gala, and Chris Henricks Mike Sandusky joins First Bank of the Lake’s Government Guaranteed Lending Team “Mike is a...
View ArticleFlash Report – Senate Passes the Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act
March 25, 2021 Caity RoachEditor Flash Report – Senate Passes the Paycheck Protection Program Extension ActOn Thursday, March 25, 2021, the U.S. Senate voted to approve the Paycheck Protection Program...
View ArticleFraud Friday – Former Loan Officer at Centennial Bank Charged With $3.4...
March 26, 2021 Caity RoachEditor Fraud Friday – Former Centennial Bank Loan Officer Charged With $3.4 Million Loan Fraud Former Centennial Bank commercial loan officer, Jennifer Woods, has been...
View ArticleMain Street Monday – Vaccine Distribution Increases Small Business Optimism
March 29, 2021 Caity RoachEditor Main Street Monday – Vaccine Distribution Increases Small Business Optimism Despite the growing availability of vaccines, most small business owners do not anticipate...
View ArticleSBA Hot Topic Tuesday – Kurt Chilcott to Serve as Board Chair of Capital...
March 30, 2021 Caity RoachEditor SBA Hot Topic Tuesday – Kurt Chilcott to Serve as Board Chair of Capital Impact Partners and CDC Small Business Finance As of April 1, 2021, industry icon, Kurt...
View ArticleC-Suite Wednesday – Metropolitan Small Businesses Disproportionately Impacted...
March 31, 2021 Caity RoachEditor C-Suite Wednesday – Metropolitan Small Businesses Disproportionately Impacted by the Pandemic A preliminary analysis of COVID-19’s economic impact on small businesses...
View ArticleColeman Movers & Shakers – Arlene Villarin, Jessica Cohen, and Santa Cruz...
April 1, 2021 Caity RoachEditor Coleman Movers & Shakers – Arlene Villarin, Jessica Cohen, and Santa Cruz County Bank Arlene Villarin Joins TMC Financing’s Southern California Team “We are...
View ArticleMain Street Monday – Only 3% of Small Businesses Have Fully Returned to...
April 5, 2021 Caity RoachEditor Main Street Monday – Only 3% of Small Businesses Have Fully Returned to Pre-Pandemic Operations PostcardMania, a marketing company specializing in lead generation for...
View ArticleSBA Hot Topic Tuesday – Changes to Accessing and Completing SBA Form 159...
April 6, 2021 Caity RoachEditor SBA Hot Topic Tuesday – Changes to Accessing and Completing SBA Form 159 Effective Immediately Last Friday, the SBA’s Office of Performance and System Management (OPSM)...
View ArticleC-Suite Wednesday – SBA Extends COVID-19 Underwriting Guidance for SBA 7(a)...
April 7, 2021 Caity RoachEditor C-Suite Wednesday – SBA Extends COVID-19 Underwriting Guidance for SBA 7(a) Loans The U.S. and its territories have begun to see improvements in economic conditions....
View ArticleColeman Movers & Shakers – Caroline Taylor, Reece Sanford, and Sanjay Sharma
April 8, 2021 Caity RoachEditor Coleman Movers & Shakers – Caroline Taylor, Reece Sanford, and Sanjay Sharma Caroline Taylor to Serve as Head of SBA Lending at Regions Bank “Caroline has a real...
View ArticleFraud Friday – Tax Preparer Indicted for Submitting False PPP Applications on...
April 9, 2021 Caity RoachEditor Fraud Friday – Tax Preparer Indicted for Submitting False PPP Applications on Behalf of Clients “This indictment is an important victory for America’s taxpayers who play...
View ArticleMain Street Monday – Operation HOPE Launches Minority Small Business Index
April 12, 2021 Caity Roach Editor Main Street Monday – Operation HOPE Launches Minority Small Business Index Last week, Operation HOPE, America’s largest nonprofit financial inclusion organization,...
View ArticleSBA Hot Topic Tuesday – 9.4% Increase for SBA Funding Included in...
April 13, 2021 Caity Roach Editor SBA Hot Topic Tuesday – 9.4% Increase for SBA Funding Included in Discretionary Spending Proposal Last week, President Biden released his $1.5 trillion proposal for...
View ArticleC-Suite Wednesday — Key Takeaways From Yesterday’s SBA 7(a) Connect Call
April 13, 2021 Caity RoachEditor C-Suite Wednesday — Key Takeaways From Yesterday’s SBA 7(a) Connect Call During yesterday’s SBA Lender Connect call, the Office of Financial Assistance provided the...
View ArticleColeman Mover & Shakers – Mel Robertson, Valerie Nussbaum-Harris, and Sarah...
April 15, 2021 Caity RoachEditor Coleman Mover & Shakers – Mel Robertson, Valerie Nussbaum-Harris, and Sarah A. Day Mel Robertson Joins Hope Credit Union as Senior Vice President of Small Business...
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