Small business lending

The Utah company has similar arrangements with Staples, GoDaddy and LegalZoom.

Customers were previously required to provide access to their accounting software, but now they can connect a business bank account instead.

Bill would replace much of Dodd-Frank but is unlikely to become law; online retailer is expected to expand Amazon Lending program to small businesses in the U.S., U.K. and Japan.

Bay Area CU launches Business Banking Division to increase, diversify loan portfolio.

A Nebraska banking veteran put up $1 million of her own money to create a microlending program that doesn't require business owners to provide traditional collateral.

From digital lending solutions for U.S. community banks to Sharia-compliant finance in Africa

First Savings Financial in Indiana and Dime Community in New York are keen on making more SBA loans as a way to diversify revenue and generate fees through loan sales.

Numerated Growth Technologies has a platform that lets banks make lending decisions in as little as five minutes. The spinoff will be run by Dan O'Malley, Eastern's former chief digital officer.

The good news: SBA lending is going gangbusters and business owners are optimistic about growth prospects and their ability to access credit. The not-so-good news: Many firms are still not particularly interested in borrowing and startups are not the engines of job creation they once were.

Noah Breslow, who drew opposition from a hedge fund that wants the online small-business lender to pursue a new course, won 84% of the vote Tuesday.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Union Bank urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday to narrow its approach to collecting data on small-business lending, fearing it could add costs and compliance burdens.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to launch an inquiry into small-business lending, the first step toward crafting a rule for the collection and reporting of data.

Five Star Bancorp in California is the latest bank to work with a marketplace lender on referrals. The move comes as the SBA programs have record volumes while concerns linger about banks working with third parties.

The beneficial ownership regulation, meant to catch financial criminals, has produced data that is useful in making small-business loans, LexisNexis Risk Solutions says.

The Delaware company reported loan growth and, for the first time in months, no charges tied to an outstanding regulatory order.

We asked microfinance organizations around the country about the challenges they face, what they wish banks would do differently, and even what they are reading. Here are some of their responses.

A Trump administration budget proposal to end federal funding for community development financial institutions would push small businesses to high-risk, high-cost lenders.

Working primarily with community banks, Promontory Local Credit will provide second-lien loans to small firms, potentially increasing their available credit by 50%.

With National Small Business Week set to kick off April 30, American Banker asked several community bankers to share stories of high-impact loans that made a difference in their communities and in their own enthusiasm for the work they do.

Hacker group Shadow Brokers says U.S. intel agency compromised parts of the global banking system; bank's directors gear up for tough election at annual meeting.