Veterans with business start up dreams have options
The Patriot Express program is the most well loved SBA loan guarantee program for veterans. Eligibility includes all veterans, active duty military members, reservist-national guard, their spouses and widows as well as service disabled veterans. The SBA …
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CertusBank to buy SBA lender Quadrant Financial
CertusBank on Wednesday announced it will buy Savannah, Ga.-based Quadrant Financial, one of the region's largest SBA lenders. The deal is pending regulatory approval. Certus was founded in Charlotte in 2010, but went to Greenville, S.C. when it was …
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US Bank, Wells Fargo top SBA lenders
“This was a fantastic year for SBA lending for U.S. Bank and for SBA lenders nationwide, second only to 2011 which was a record year,” said Julie Huston, president of U.S. Bank SBA Division, in a news release. “We continue to see growth as small businesses …
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NJ Small Businesses Receive 5 Million in SBA Loan Support
(SOURCE: SBA) NEWARK, NJ—The U.S. Small Business Administration supported $ 605 million in loans to New Jersey small business owners during the agency's fiscal year 2012 (the period from Oct. 1, 2011 thru Sept. 30, 2012). It was the third largest …
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SBA Loan Volume Sets Record in Michigan
DETROIT — The Michigan District Office of the United States Small Business Administration last week announced that 2,075 loans for a total of $ 944 million were made in fiscal 2012. Although the total number of loans decreased from fiscal 2011, the …
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Wells Fargo tops rivals in SBA loans in Washington, US
2 in Washington behind Bank of America based on deposit market share, said it approved $ 34.9 million in Small Business Administration (SBA) loans between Oct. 1, 2011, and Sept. 30, 2012, making it the state's No. 1 SBA 7(a) lender in dollars for that …
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