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Uncertainty, Not Tight Credit, Chills Small Biz Lending

SEC panelists see regional and community banks standing ready with capital, while smaller firms fear jumping in.

November 21, 2008

A pair of bankers at a recent Securities and Exchange Commission panel on small-business capital formation said that they are ready, willing, and able to lend to small businesses. The problem, they believe, is that vexed small businesses display little demand for credit. Read more...

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