Small business lending

The online lender to small businesses is expanding its business deeper into traditional banks’ territory with larger loans.

The proposed legislation would give the agency authority to increase funding for the 7(a) program — with several caveats designed to manage exposure.

The proposed legislation would give the agency authority to increase funding for the 7(a) program — with several caveats designed to manage exposure.

StreetShares seeks to tap into the loyalties of military veterans, bringing together borrowers and savers through an online platform.

The online lender is integrating itself with several popular software programs to provide lending as a service. It’s an open-banking road map for skeptical banks.

The Minneapolis bank is the first bank to join Community Reinvestment Fund's online service that matches small-business borrowers who don’t qualify for bank loans with community development financial institutions.

A number of banks, especially those with extra real estate on their hands, are trying to capitalize on the co-working craze to appeal to fledgling companies that could become success stories — and their customers.

Intrust Bank has agreed to purchase $20 million worth of Funding Circle's small-business loans in what could just be the beginning of a long-term relationship.

With so much uncertainty, the only thing that's clear is how different the sector may look a year from now. Here's an overview of the leading trends in technology that will impact payments and banking in 2018.

With so much uncertainty, the only thing that's clear is how different the sector may look a year from now. Here's an overview of the leading trends in technology that will impact banking in 2018.

Some were sold at discounted prices, while others were shut down by their acquirers or quietly ceased doing business.

Though Marlene Caride has no direct experience in the banking industry, she could play a key role in carrying out Governor-elect Phil Murphy’s pledge to create a public bank in the Garden State.

The Fed’s rate hike on Tuesday will raise bank's funding costs, serving as a stark reminder that a return to strong, broad-based business loan demand can’t come soon enough.

Bigger rivals are making inroads into small banks' bread-and-butter business line, yet the leaders of three community banks say they just need to keep doing what they do best — personal service — but work harder at it and incorporate new technology.

Women are not only less likely to be approved for loans than men, they are less inclined to apply for loans in the first place. Among the reasons: aversion to debt and fear of rejection, according to a new report.

The Small Business Credit Availability Act aims to double the debt-to-equity ratio for business development companies. Increased leverage could spur more lending to small and midsize borrowers.

The pilot could help the agency improve its image after past criticism of slow responses to catastrophes.

Experts in digital lending share useful insights into the potential opportunities and pitfalls, covering everything from mortgages to small business.

Pat Hickman, CEO of Happy State Bank, wants his institution to remain viable in the face of stifling regulation. As for selling? That'll happen over his dead body, he says.

Amid the rise of online lending earlier this decade, banks were derided as being too slow to adapt. But over time it's become clear that banks hold key advantages over lending startups.