Small business lending

The Cincinnati company will hire about 950 workers to meet heightened demand for loan deferrals and other forms of relief clients are seeking to weather the economic fallout of the coronavirus outbreak.

The Federal Reserve committed Monday to conducting more asset purchases of Treasury securities and mortgage-backed securities and announced $300 billion in new financing for credit facilities.

David Becker, who founded First Internet Bank two decades ago, says traditional banks' digital-only ventures are only making his bank look more mainstream.

Caught in the middle of a credit-subsidy debate, the program would have shut down on Tuesday without congressional action.

The popular program could go idle next month for the second time in less than a year if lawmakers are unable to approve a $99 million credit subsidy.

There are opportunities to make loans for strip malls and regional distribution centers but executives need to put the right risk management in place.

As budget questions loom over the most popular Small Business Administration loans, lenders have embraced the previously overshadowed 504 program after a key policy tweak.

The agency's spring rulemaking agenda includes the process for collecting small-business data as well as underwriting rules for GSE-backed loans. But what's missing from the list may be just as important.

Farmers were already taking on more debt to cover losses from falling crop prices. New tariffs and other retaliatory moves could hurt ag borrowers further and lead to loan losses and tighter underwriting.

Three years ago, the New York-based fintech started organizing a monthly gathering for its female employees. The meetings have helped participants find role models.