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	<title>Better Business Blog &#187; Banking</title>
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		<title>TARP panel says small banks should curtail lending</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After months of hearing government officials and small business leaders urging banks to lend more to small business, a TARP panel is now cautioning small banks to curtail lending. Why? Because of losses on commercial real estate loans and what &#8230; <a href="http://smt-associates.com/blog/tarp-panel-says-small-banks-should-curtail-lending/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Bank Safe? Looking for a Lender?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From time to time, I&#8217;m asked to assist a company in obtaining financing for business purposes.  Part of the key in finding clients the cash they need is finding a bank who is willing to lend.  And in today&#8217;s economic environment the &#8230; <a href="http://smt-associates.com/blog/is-your-bank-safe-looking-for-a-lender/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Owners Need a Plan if Banking with CIT</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some one million CIT Group Inc. customers &#8212; many of them small and medium-sized business owners &#8212; will likely see their access to credit slashed should their lender tumble into bankruptcy, experts said. If you&#8217;re one of those business owners, &#8230; <a href="http://smt-associates.com/blog/small-business-owners-need-a-plan-if-banking-with-cit/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New SBA ARC Loans for Small Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Small Business Administration has a new, temporary loan program which offers interest-free, deferred payments.  The program, called the American Recovery Capital (ARC) Loan Program is designed to give viable businesses facing immediate financial hardship some temporary relief so they &#8230; <a href="http://smt-associates.com/blog/new-sba-arc-loans-for-small-business/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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