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CFO November 1, 2003 Tim Reason |
Borrowing Big Time Tighter credit and bigger deals are making asset-based loans more respectable. |
Entrepreneur November 2007 Rosalind Resnick |
Find Unsecured Loans and Credit Lines How to get a bank loan without risking your personal record. |
Entrepreneur October 2006 Rosalind Resnick |
Pass the Bill Cash in on your unpaid invoices. |
Entrepreneur August 2004 Crystal Detamore-Rodman |
Commercial Break When banks can't give you the funds you need, look to commercial finance companies for help. |
CFO April 1, 2010 Vincent Ryan |
Lien on Me CFOs eager to fill financing and liquidity gaps are turning to receivables for leverage. |
U.S. Banker February 2010 Glen Fest |
A New Calling Two small New England banks are moving into a line of business few their size have tried. Is this the future of community banking? |
Inc. December 2003 Martin Mayer |
Taking The Fear Out of Factoring With more and more reputable companies entering the factoring business, services have greatly improved. But factors' bottom line use remains the same: providing ready funds for companies in cash-flow-challenged industries. |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2008 Mollie Neal |
Small Businesses Need New Bootstraps Not immune to the sub-prime mortgage collapse, many small businesses are finding their best sources of capital -- home equity financing and credit card debt -- have dried up. Here are some ideas. |
Entrepreneur March 2008 C.J. Prince |
New Money With traditional bank loans hard to come by, try these quick fixes to get your business the capital it needs. |
The Motley Fool January 6, 2005 Tom Taulli |
CIT Goes Back to School CIT Group now wants to go consumer -- starting with school loans. The lender recently purchased Education Lending Group for $318 million in cash. |
Entrepreneur May 2010 Neil Berdiev |
The Post-Banking Loan Factoring - an expensive way to get cash fast - is on the rise. But before you take the money, take a hard look at the deal. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2008 Essa & Hoskote |
Fast Funding Asset-based financing provides quicker access to securing loans. |
FDIC FYI September 17, 2003 Susan Burhouse |
Evaluating the Consumer Lending Revolution Consumer balance sheets have become stretched by large amounts of new consumer and mortgage debt. This rapid increase in consumer spending and borrowing raises important questions about the sustainability of current debt loads and the vulnerability of the consumer sector to economic shocks. |
CFO April 1, 2009 S.L. Mintz |
Ex-Factors The Receivables Exchange is an online bidding platform that touts greater control, faster remittances, wider access to global buyers, lower transaction costs, more transparency, and less documentation than other methods. |
The Motley Fool January 27, 2009 Ivan Martchev |
Catch-22: Why Banks Can't Lend Lots of banks aren't willing or able to help kick-start the economy that would bring them back to health. |
Entrepreneur July 2004 David Worrell |
The Other Colors of Money If banks and VCs are out of your financial picture, don't despair. These 3 alternative sources of small-business capital could provide the funding you're looking for. |
Entrepreneur April 2005 Crystal Detamore-Rodman |
Just Your Size Don't make assumptions about a bank's lending methods based on size alone--here's how to find the bank that can help your business cash in. |
Entrepreneur July 2007 Crystal Detamore-Rodman |
No Limits Choosing a bank with fewer lending limitations will keep you from hitting a credit roadblock when you need financing most. |
The Motley Fool July 20, 2009 Alex Dumortier |
CIT Lives, but What's Left for Shareholders? Bondholders come first. |
BusinessWeek July 11, 2005 Jack Ewing |
Creative Financing For The Small Fry Europe's mid-cap businesses discover new ways to raise cash. |
HBS Working Knowledge September 22, 2014 Karen Mills |
Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business In the final column on small business lending, the author is optimistic that the rise of alternative online banks can fund entrepreneurial business growth. |
This Old House Sid Davis |
Here's How to Finance Your Remodel Financing a remodeling project doesn't have to be a crap shoot. Here's a game plan for choosing the best deal. |
Entrepreneur February 2010 Julie Bennett |
What to Do When the Bank Pulls Your Line of Credit A closer look at who's lending and when the cost is too high. |
CFO October 1, 2009 Vincent Ryan |
Back on Track It's been a frightening year for credit-starved companies. Can they relax a little now? |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2010 David C. Hannah |
Community Banks Step Into a New Role Banks can band together with other similarly situated community banks to share the credit risk through a loan participation or syndication arrangement. |
Entrepreneur July 2003 David Newton |
In the Balance Learn the factors banks really weigh when setting business-loan terms. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2009 Donald Jay Korn |
Filling the Gaps Clients who own small businesses are likely to face problems in this uncertain economy, and financial planners can help address at least some of their issues. |
Entrepreneur March 2009 CJ Prince |
5 Ways to Raise Money Today With a little persistence and creativity, small businesses can still find credit. Here's how. |
The Motley Fool May 10, 2011 Cindy Johnson |
How Will Banks Make Money for Real? Declining loan losses are a large but unsustainable source of bank profits. |
Inc. October 1, 2002 Bo Burlingham |
Turning Ideas Into Products How to go about getting your first products manufactured, financing a big sale, and marketing a service that no one wants to think about. |
The Motley Fool October 17, 2007 Emil Lee |
All's Well at Wells Fargo Wells Fargo digs in its cleats. Investors, the bank did very well in almost every category. Wholesale banking, asset-based lending, commercial real estate and the mutual fund business all grew by double digits in the past quarter. |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2007 Ben Johnson |
Small Banks, Big Risks In the new era of commercial real estate lending, federal regulators are pressuring even the smallest banks to upgrade their portfolio analysis capabilities to avoid the pitfalls of past downturns. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2001 Neil Gregory & Stoyan Tenev |
The Financing of Private Enterprise in China A 1999 survey of more than 600 private Chinese enterprises revealed that they relied primarily on self-financing. For China's private sector to thrive, firms will need increased access to external loan and equity financing... |
Bank Systems & Technology August 1, 2007 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Lenders Focus on Customer Relationships Lenders are challenged to find ways to grow revenue in a more risk-averse climate. As always, technology is playing a key role in their efforts to adapt to the new market conditions. |
BusinessWeek November 20, 2006 Geri Smith |
In Mexico, Banco Wal-Mart Wal-Mart may soon get a bank license in Mexico, and that could have a huge impact on financial services. |
The Motley Fool October 15, 2010 Alyce Lomax |
What Happened to Wal-Mart's Low Prices? The discount retailer's prices are rolling both ways. |
The Motley Fool May 20, 2010 Alyce Lomax |
Danger for Discounters? Discount retail giants Wal-Mart and Target both reported surprising first-quarter earnings this week. Is Wal-Mart losing its advantage? And what's the macro message here? |
Bank Systems & Technology June 24, 2008 Ann Grochala |
In the Aftermath of the Credit Crisis, Some Banks See a Silver Lining The current problems in the credit markets bring both challenges and opportunities to banks. Many community banks still have plenty of liquidity and capital, and they all have ready access to the Federal Home Loan Bank system. |
The Motley Fool June 30, 2011 Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart Pumps Up a Gas War Will slashing gas prices at some of its gas stations refuel the discounter's U.S. sales? |
The Motley Fool December 21, 2011 Shubh Datta |
What 2012 Holds for Wal-Mart Will Wal-Mart correct itself next year? |
The Motley Fool March 31, 2011 Alyce Lomax |
How Wal-Mart's Losing Competitive Advantage As if Wal-Mart didn't have enough problems these days, the big-box behemoth may now be losing its ability to command the rock-bottom prices on which it's built its reputation. |
BusinessWeek December 13, 2007 Smith & Epstein |
Wal-Mart Banks on the 'Unbanked' Banco Wal-Mart, the chain's new lending operation in its Mexican stores, hopes to capture some of the 2.5 million customers who walk through their doors daily. |
The Motley Fool June 30, 2010 Alyce Lomax |
Should Wal-Mart's Shakeup Worry You? Wal-Mart's executive shuffling is newsworthy, if not exactly exciting, but it doesn't seem like much reason for shareholder alarm. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2006 A. Barry Cappello |
Making It Work Investors soon may feel the effects of a cooling real estate market through subtle and not-so-subtle shifts in the way lenders view commercial real estate loans. When lenders' requirements tighten, borrowers should consider these options. |
U.S. Banker September 2010 Bonnie McGeer |
Finding the Right Match Online loan exchanges like BoeFly and Biz2Credit are gaining traction as banks look for new ways to find more small-business borrowers. |
CFO November 1, 2007 Vincent Ryan |
Debt in Disguise The boundaries between receivables securitizations and loans are blurring. |
BusinessWeek May 10, 2004 Berner & Grow |
Out-Discounting The Discounter Why dollar stores that sell at cut-rate prices are giving Wal-Mart pause. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2010 Pam Krug |
Post-Bailout Financing Challenges The loan market remains frozen today. Hundreds of billions of dollars of commercial mortgages are coming due in 2010 and 2011. The government must address the issue of commercial mortgage market liquidity or the impact of commercial loan defaults on the economy will be devastating. |
The Motley Fool November 21, 2006 Emil Lee |
Wal-Mart: The New Banking Monopoly? Why a Wal-Mart bank might benefit customers. |
The Motley Fool February 22, 2011 Alyce Lomax |
Woe Is Wal-Mart This year, there were no holly jolly holidays for the discount giant. |