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BusinessWeek July 23, 2009	The SBA's Karen Mills on Thawing Credit How the Administrator of the Small Business Administration says her agency is helping get banks to lend to small business again.
U.S. Banker December 2010 Rob Garver	SBA Aims to Attract More Banks The lower fees and higher guarantees enacted for the government s small-business lending programs have some in the industry optimistic that interest by banks might surge.
Entrepreneur February 2005 C.J. Prince	New Way to 7(a) With no more federal subsidy, entrepreneurs are uncertain about the future of small-business loans.
Inc. June 2006 Olympia J. Snowe	How to fix the SBA Here is one senator's plan to make the SBA even more effective.
Entrepreneur October 2003 Stephen Barlas	Growing Up Congress is set to increase the lending ceilings on SBA programs.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Study Your College Loan Options Know when to use a private or a federal loan to pay your tuition bill.
Entrepreneur May 2004 Stephen Barlas	Feeling the Pinch A new proposal seeks to get the SBA's 7(a) loan program back on its feet. But what could it mean for you?
Inc. November 2004 Darren Dahl	Despite Smaller Loans, SBA Breaks Records Why 2004 was great for the Small Business Administration.
The Motley Fool October 9, 2008 Dan Caplinger	The Real Threat to the U.S. Economy While big companies grab the headlines, small businesses need credit they can't get.
BusinessWeek October 22, 2009 Amy Barrett	For Entrepreneurs, Credit Eases--a Bit Lending to small businesses has increased from a drip to a trickle, thanks chiefly to SBA guarantees.
CFO November 1, 2004 Randy Myers	Squeezing the SBA Small-business borrowing may get more expensive.
Inc. May 1, 2007	Performance Stats for the SBA Is the SBA doing more with less? The numbers say yes. But critics question whether the agency is reaching those who need it most.
U.S. Banker March 2011 Steve Garmhausen	SBA Revamps Lending for Underserved Markets After too many defaults and too little loan volume for its Community Express program, the SBA is starting over -- and excluding banks this time.
Inc. May 1, 2007	What the SBA Actually Does for Small Business An overview to services the SBA provides such as capital and contract assistance.
Inc. August 2003 Bobbie Gossage	SBA Finds Another Billion for Loans The Small Business Administration has created an additional $1.4 billion in lending authority.
Inc. March 2004 Gossage & Wasserman	SBA Slams the Door on Borrowers In an e-mail sent out on the evening of Jan. 6, the SBA announced that 7(a) loans were going on indefinite "holiday." Through the program, the agency's most popular, the SBA backs loans for thousands of small businesses that have a hard time raising money through conventional means.
Entrepreneur April 2004 Julie Monahan	Quick Fix Do SBA express loans really shortchange entrepreneurs?
HBS Working Knowledge August 28, 2014	Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit In part three of her series on the state of small-business lending, Karen Mills discusses how public-private partnerships and government guarantee programs have the potential to enhance economic growth.
Inc. February 2008 Robb Mandelbaum	Soldiering On to Remake the SBA Steven Preston talks about efforts to improve the SBA's processes - and its image.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2007 Dan Caplinger	The Dangers of Co-Signing Know what you're getting into before you guarantee someone else's debt. Co-signing on another person's loan is beyond the regular call of duty, and you shouldn't feel bad if you decide it's not worth risking your own financial stability to do it.
Entrepreneur October 2001 Joanne Y. Cleaver	Is SBA S.O.L.? With a general lack of respect from lawmakers and entrepreneurs alike, some say the agency has outlived its usefulness. Can the SBA be saved?
Reason March 2009 Veronique de Rugy	Dissatisfaction Guaranteed The government has decided to encourage more lenders to take more chances by guaranteeing yet more loans to high-risk borrowers. The only guarantee for these loans is that our children will be paying billions to cover the losses.
CFO December 1, 2009 Alix Stuart	Small Consolation Despite the lip service paid to the importance of small businesses, efforts to ease their credit woes have come up short.
U.S. Banker April 2011 Barbara Morrison	Midsize Is Now a Fit for SBA By utilizing new SBA options offered through legislation redefining small business, banks can help small and midsize businesses benefit from better access to credit.
Entrepreneur December 2009 Carol Tice	A Small Business Bailout--Maybe ARC loans are only available to businesses that meet very strict criteria.
Entrepreneur August 2010 David Port	But Where Is the Money? While small business gets talked up in the economic recovery plan, lending to small business is still down from what it was two years ago. Entrepreneurs are grumbling. And Karen G. Mills, head of the SBA, is taking questions.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2011 David F. Webb	The Lending Scene Commercial mortgage-backed securities' return brightens the picture in primary markets.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2008 Christopher G. Hurn	SBA Solutions In the hyper-competitive commercial real estate marketplace, successful brokers and agents can utilize a relatively little-known financing source to help clients secure the ideal property for their needs, the Small Business Administration 504 loan program.
Inc. September 2003 Elizabeth Wasserman	Time to Fix the SBA The Small Business Administration is in bad need of an overhaul. Here's Inc.'s bold plan to fix the SBA -- delivered just as the agency celebrates its 50th anniversary.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Mortgages for the Military The Veterans Administration has programs for current and former members of the military to help them get financing to buy a home. Serving in the military generally makes you eligible to take out a VA loan.
U.S. Banker February 2007 Andrew Reinbach	Are Small Banks Reevaluating A Big-Bank Technique? Scoring small-business loans is often believed to be unnecessary at the community bank level, especially if the lender and applicant know each other. But it may yet be valuable for credit quality.
The Motley Fool November 23, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Find the Right Student Loan College loans come in many varieties. Some have very attractive provisions and guarantees, but others can spell trouble for even the most responsible young adults.
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.
Registered Rep. June 1, 2008 Kevin McKinley	Student Loans At A Trickle Dozens of education loan providers have either scaled back their lending operations, or announced a departure from the business altogether.
Entrepreneur July 2003 C.J. Prince	Makeover Magic The SBA may give its underused 504 loan program a face lift. How will that help you?
The Motley Fool December 4, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Avoid the Loan Sharks For those with less-than-perfect credit histories, there's a scary trend in personal finance these days. In the name of convenience, some borrowers are digging themselves into a hole from which they may never emerge.
Entrepreneur August 2008 C.J. Prince	Something to Bank On Community banks have plenty of money to lend, but intense scrutiny has raised the bar.
Inc. June 2004 Bobbie Gossage	Snowe Me the Money Senator Snowe (among others) restores funding to the Small Business Administration.
Entrepreneur November 2007 Rosalind Resnick	Find Unsecured Loans and Credit Lines How to get a bank loan without risking your personal record.
Entrepreneur October 2003 Steve Cooper	It Figures The number of small businesses receiving SBA loans... who's simplifying their life... etc.
Financial Planning June 1, 2010 Donald Jay Korn	College Loans Say Uncle The new law excluding banks from making federal education loans should be a PLUS for borrowers who can now turn to the Bank of Uncle Sam.
BusinessWeek November 14, 2005 Lindsey Gerdes	The Private-Loan Dilemma Unable to borrow enough via the federal government, more students are turning to other lenders, which can be a risky last resort.
Entrepreneur June 2004 Stephen Barlas	Good Measure The Small Business Administration is looking for a new system to classify small business size. These standards are most important with respect to eligibility for loans and small-business set-aside contracts offered by other federal agencies.
The Motley Fool March 9, 2010 Jennifer Schonberger	One Congressman's Solution for Boosting Small Businesses Loans Congressman Kanjorski on lifting the lending cap on credit union loans to small businesses.
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Entrepreneur August 2008 Crystal Detamore-Rodman	Access Granted Is your search for commercial financing going nowhere? Your local capital Access Program could get you on the right path.
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