It is a well-worn phrase that small businesses are the backbone of the economy. Small businesses create jobs, stimulate ...

On April 22, 2025, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) released Information Notice 5000-866746, announcing the ...

What's going on with student loans? It's a question that's difficult to pin down when the answers seem to shift every week.

Effective June 1, 2025, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will reinstate its Franchise Directory, a critical development for ...

New leaders at the United States Small Business Administration are implementing a number of lending rule changes, reversing ...

The new standards will kick in on June 1, allowing lenders time to review and prepare for the changes. Much of the underwriting reverts to standards that the agency had in place for years prior to the ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will not enforce or supervise the 1071 small business lending rule, it announced in a press release. The rule requires collecting data on the race, ethnicity, ...