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Community banks most likely to approve small business loans

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The 2014 Small Business Credit Survey was a joint operation conducted by the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, Atlanta, Cleveland and Philadelphia. Firms seeking credit had varying purposes for doing so, but among the most popular were expanding their business, funding day-to-day operations and replacing capital assets.

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The Future of Noninterest Income at Financial Institutions

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A recent study by the Cleveland Fed noted that traditionally, noninterest income is only 30% to 40% of small banks’ operating revenue, compared with over half of large banks’ revenue. Noninterest income drove 20% of community banks' net operating revenue in 2019, down from 22% in 2012, according to a recent FDIC study.