Monthly Archives April 2015

Small business

Small-business loans are on the rise, however, the size of the loans is shrinking according to data from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy. The new numbers suggest that small business owners are wary about taking on more debt, and also that banks are still in recovery form the financial crisis.  “Banks are trying to clean out and fix their balance sheets,” says banker Michael Carrazza, “The standard to have a loan approved is higher.”  Furthermore, loans are smaller as a larger number of small loans is less risky for banks than a small number of large loans. 
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