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A Perfect Union Looking for a better relationship with your bank? A credit union could be the financing solution you need.   |
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The Joys of Credit Unions While credit unions aren't the best fit for everyone, they do offer distinct advantages -- tangible and not-so-tangible -- over big regional or national banks. |
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February 2010
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Credit Crunch Helps Credit Unions By playing up how they can help create jobs, credit unions are gaining momentum with their effort to increase the cap on member business lending. |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Go Beyond Banks Credit unions can offer great deals to savers and borrowers alike. |
Inc.
September 2003
Amy Gunderson |
Banks May Sell Off Your Loans A secondary market for small-business loans could benefit entrepreneurs. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2006 |
Credit Union Pros and Cons Credit unions have advantages and disadvantages for customers; let's review some of each. |
Entrepreneur
July 2010
Gwen Moran |
The Bank in Your Backyard Building strong connections with community banks can pay off during uncertain economic times. |
U.S. Banker
November 2007
Karen Krebsbach |
CUs Gird for Battle over CRA Rules Recent remarks about whether credit unions and other nonbank lending firms should participate in Community Reinvestment Act requirements have raised the specter of that age-old argument, with credit union representatives solidly on one side and bankers on the other. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2010
Jennifer Schonberger |
One Congressman's Solution for Boosting Small Businesses Loans Congressman Kanjorski on lifting the lending cap on credit union loans to small businesses. |
U.S. Banker
June 2007
John Tozzi |
Union Bank of Cal's Edge Sharpens Its Diversity Success Taking advantage of a little used Fed exemption, one California bank made 263 loans to minority borrowers last year that would have been denied under the bank's usual lending criteria. |
U.S. Banker
June 2010
Rob Garver |
No Joy in Credit Unions' Pain Ongoing capital woes could trigger a wave of consolidation, creating bigger, stronger credit unions and more headaches for community bankers. |
Entrepreneur
April 2005
Crystal Detamore-Rodman |
Just Your Size Don't make assumptions about a bank's lending methods based on size alone--here's how to find the bank that can help your business cash in. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2007
John Rosevear |
Financing That New Car, Part 2 There are lots of ways to finance a car, and spending a little time reviewing the options before you go shopping can save you time, hassle, and money. |
Entrepreneur
July 2007
Crystal Detamore-Rodman |
No Limits Choosing a bank with fewer lending limitations will keep you from hitting a credit roadblock when you need financing most. |
Entrepreneur
August 2002
C.J. Prince |
Take This Hand Banks are looking to find a nice entrepreneur and settle down. |
Entrepreneur
November 2004
C.J. Prince |
A Loan Time With small-business lending up across the board, now's a great time to get the capital you need. |
U.S. Banker
May 2009
Anthony Malakian |
The Other Bailout Industry experts say that a confluence of events brought on by the mortgage market meltdown could be setting the stage for a surge of credit unions converting to mutual savings banks. |
U.S. Banker
December 2010
Rob Garver |
SBA Aims to Attract More Banks The lower fees and higher guarantees enacted for the government s small-business lending programs have some in the industry optimistic that interest by banks might surge. |
Entrepreneur
May 2008
Scott Bernard Nelson |
Between Peers Could a new wave of social lending sites be a good place for your investment dollars? |
Bank Technology News
December 2007
Michael Sisk |
The Rise of Community P2P is no threat to banks -- yet -- but the rise of these exchanges, which cut out banks and allow people to lend directly to each other is a phenomenon worth studying. Are P2P exchanges the credit unions of the Internet age? |
U.S. Banker
March 2011
Steve Garmhausen |
SBA Revamps Lending for Underserved Markets After too many defaults and too little loan volume for its Community Express program, the SBA is starting over -- and excluding banks this time. |
Entrepreneur
June 2002
C.J. Prince |
Show and Tell A new act sheds some light on small-business lending to keep discrimination in check... |
U.S. Banker
March 2003
John Engen |
Steely Determination, Scrappy Fighting Things are just getting started in the war between banks and credit unions. Utah has become the lightning rod for debate, from bank-backed bills that would impose stiff taxes and "competitive equity" fees on credit unions to mudslinging TV ads and newspaper editorials. |
Entrepreneur
July 2003
C.J. Prince |
Makeover Magic The SBA may give its underused 504 loan program a face lift. How will that help you? |
The Motley Fool
August 21, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Give Yourself Credit You don't need a banker to earn some of the best deals in banking. Sound impossible? It isn't -- provided you know your local credit union. |
Entrepreneur
April 2004
Julie Monahan |
Quick Fix Do SBA express loans really shortchange entrepreneurs? |
Salon.com
August 25, 2000
Janelle Brown |
Count-Me-In for cash A new nonprofit makes it easy for women -- even with bad credit -- to snag biz loans on the Net. |
U.S. Banker
January 2008
Michael Sisk |
The Rise of Lending Communities Peer-to-peer lending holds valuable clues to the nature of lending and borrowing. |
Inc.
January 1, 2003
Martin Mayer |
A Borrower Be Tough economies and easy credit usually don't mix. So why are banks falling all over themselves to lend small businesses money? |
Inc.
August 2003
Bobbie Gossage |
SBA Finds Another Billion for Loans The Small Business Administration has created an additional $1.4 billion in lending authority. |
U.S. Banker
July 2011
Rob Garver |
Conversion Conversation Restricted on capital. Burdened by heavy deposit insurance assessments. Threatened with losing their federal tax exemption. Little wonder credit unions are weighing conversion. |
Bank Systems & Technology
September 29, 2005
Maria Bruno-Britz |
People Who Need People (And Their Money) Imagine if private citizens in search of loans were able to go online and receive their money from lenders - who just so happen to be private citizens as well? This unlikely concept actually is being put into action in the U.K. by a company called Zopa. |
Entrepreneur
January 2003
C.J. Prince |
Plastic Rap The pros and cons of the latest trend -- using credit cards to finance your business. |
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2007
Ben Johnson |
Small Banks, Big Risks In the new era of commercial real estate lending, federal regulators are pressuring even the smallest banks to upgrade their portfolio analysis capabilities to avoid the pitfalls of past downturns. |
CFO
March 1, 2012
Alix Stuart |
Capital vs. Confidence Banks say they want to lend to smaller companies, but credit remains tight. Is relief in sight? |
Inc.
November 2004
Darren Dahl |
Despite Smaller Loans, SBA Breaks Records Why 2004 was great for the Small Business Administration. |
Entrepreneur
February 2005
C.J. Prince |
New Way to 7(a) With no more federal subsidy, entrepreneurs are uncertain about the future of small-business loans. |
Bank Systems & Technology
March 7, 2005
Cynthia Ramsaran |
Easing Lenders' Growing Pains While many banks are searching for innovative vendor solutions to update internal systems, others are staying ahead of the rapid growth in lending by teaming with service providers. |
AskMen.com
March 4, 2001
Luis Rodrigues |
The Truth About Bank Loans When the time comes to borrow money from the bank to buy a house, a car or start a business, people still get extremely stressed about meeting with the banking loans officer... |
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March 1, 2007
David A. Twibell |
Community Investing Special loan funds for underserved communities are popping up like condos. Now you can help clients jump into the lending pool. |
Reason
April 2002
Mike Lynch |
Legal Loan Sharking or Essential Service? The great "payday loan" controversy... |
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February 2010
Julie Bennett |
What to Do When the Bank Pulls Your Line of Credit A closer look at who's lending and when the cost is too high. |
Bank Systems & Technology
June 24, 2008
Ann Grochala |
In the Aftermath of the Credit Crisis, Some Banks See a Silver Lining The current problems in the credit markets bring both challenges and opportunities to banks. Many community banks still have plenty of liquidity and capital, and they all have ready access to the Federal Home Loan Bank system. |
This Old House
Sid Davis |
Here's How to Finance Your Remodel Financing a remodeling project doesn't have to be a crap shoot. Here's a game plan for choosing the best deal. |
Inc.
February 2008
Robb Mandelbaum |
Soldiering On to Remake the SBA Steven Preston talks about efforts to improve the SBA's processes - and its image. |
HBS Working Knowledge
September 22, 2014
Karen Mills |
Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business In the final column on small business lending, the author is optimistic that the rise of alternative online banks can fund entrepreneurial business growth. |
Entrepreneur
March 2010
Asheesh Advani |
Finally, Someone Wants to Give You Money If you dismissed micro loans in the past, it's time to look again. |
Entrepreneur
July 2003
David Newton |
In the Balance Learn the factors banks really weigh when setting business-loan terms. |
U.S. Banker
November 2001
John Hackett |
Ethically Tainted A number of banks are moving into variations of payday lending, the high-yielding business that some observers would describe as predatory. But those who participate in such lending say they're no different than banks that charge high fees for bounced checks... |
The Motley Fool
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Joseph Khattab |
Peer-to-Peer Lending Makes Waves A new trend in online lending challenges traditional banking. Peer-to-peer lending sounds like fun and games, but there's always risk involved with lending. |
