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Small business lending insights Vol. 1

Abrigo

The negative correlation of funded business loans to the Fed funds rate is a staggering 86% as businesses weigh their needs for capital against expensive debt and lenders aim to limit risk. Almost half sought credit to grow their businesses, and 28% applied to make repairs or replace capital assets.

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Saltbox Opens Co-Warehousing Space For SMBs

PYMNTS

To provide small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with co-warehousing and coworking space, Saltbox opened a 27,000-square-foot facility in Atlanta, according to an announcement. The company said Atlanta has a diverse and growing ecosystem, with new firms, new talent, more connectivity, and greater capital.

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Community banks most likely to approve small business loans

Abrigo

According to a recent survey from four Federal Reserve Banks, small regional and community banks have the highest approval rate for small business loans. The 2014 Small Business Credit Survey was a joint operation conducted by the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, Atlanta, Cleveland and Philadelphia.

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5 New Year’s Resolutions For Any Sized Bank That You Must Get Right in 2023

South State Correspondent

Because many banks are now producing below their cost of capital, growth further exacerbates their issues and drives them out of business (likely through a sale) faster. In addition, they may consider focusing on these five critical areas: Improve Operating Leverage. Improving efficiency is like “losing weight” and “working out more.”

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For Visa, She’s Next Is What’s Next

PYMNTS

Visa said Monday evening at a New York gathering in anticipation of the launch that events through a year-long campaign will include interactive workshops, tailored on a community-by-community basis. 30 kickoff in Atlanta will include access to experts from Visa and entrepreneurs operating both nationally and globally.

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Banking's Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: 2023 Edition

Jeff For Banks

Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. Communities First Financial Corporation (Now FFB Bancorp) (OTCQX: FFBB) #2. The bank was founded in 1907 and has operated continuously since 1908 with branches in Durham, Raleigh, Charlotte, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem. OFG Bancorp (NYSE: OFG) #4.

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Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street

PYMNTS

The analyst community balked at longer-term questions about the company’s liquidity even though 2019 was the company’s sixth straight year of triple-digit revenue growth with over 177,000 cars delivered and just shy of $4 billion in revenue. billion, on an 82 percent increase in retail sales.

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