The best small-business lenders have flexible business requirements, competitive rates and multiple loan options ...

Banks are starting to factor artificial intelligence into small business loans, asking borrowers how AI could disrupt their ...

The SBA has eliminated the long-standing Small Business Scoring Service (SBSS) benchmark used to screen SBA 7(a) loan ...

Low‑interest lending options are often suited for established businesses and include SBA, bank, credit union and online lenders offering competitive rates Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, ...

Small-business loans are typically installment loans repaid over a set term. Some lenders have strict credit, time in business and revenue requirements for business loans. Other financing options ...

The SBA Preferred Lender Program grants select financial institutions increased authority to approve, close, and service SBA-guaranteed loans. This designation streamlines the lending process, ...

The Chicago-based lender service provider, which has helped build Northeast Bank in Maine into an SBA powerhouse, has ...

Small-business owners are increasingly turning to online lenders for financing — but that's come with added headaches for ...

Chris and Amanda Smith got an SBA loan from First Internet last year to purchase Spavia day spa, which is almost directly across the street from the bank. (IBJ photo/Chad Williams) With $5.6 billion ...

The ABJ 2025 list of SBA 504 third-party lenders focuses on banks that fund a portion of SBA-backed loans made in the Austin-area. Only lenders with local branches are considered for this list. Loan ...

Eastern Bank has been named by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as the top lender to small businesses for SBA 7(a) loans in Massachusetts for the 17th consecutive year. “Eastern is proud ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- WaFd, Inc. (WAFD) (the “Company”), parent company of Washington Federal Bank (“WaFd Bank”), today announced that it has been designated as a Preferred Lender with the U.S.