SBA loans dip in Tampa Bay in FY 2012
Across the United States, the SBA's loan program posted the second-largest dollar volume ever in FY 2012, supporting $ 30.25 billion in loans to small businesses. The prior year, fiscal 2011, there were $ 30.5 billion in SBA loans nationwide, a record …
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SBA loans hit record billion in Illinois
Lending backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration was up more than 2 percent in Illinois even though the number of loans was down nearly 9 percent from the previous year's record pace. That meant the average SBA-backed loan in Illinois grew 12 …
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