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1. Small business lending on the uptick in January 2012
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY ROHIT ARORA COMMENTARY Some welcome news for small business owners seeking capital: Lending in all categories of lenders -- including big banks -- increased in January. The Biz2Credit Small Business ...

2. Patrick Anderson of Orange charged with stealing $2M from mortgage lenders
(N.J./State)

... that he ran out of his Orance home, has been indicted on charges that he stole more than $2 million from mortgage lenders by providing false information in four home loan applications, state Attorney General ...

3. Obama is banking on small business in 2012
(Money/Economy)

... unions and alternative lenders to the President's Council of Economic Advisers. This is a sign that the Obama administration is placing an emphasis on the growth of small businesses. While the economy ...

4. Hon. Mary C. Jacobson named Mercer Vicinage assignment judge
(N.J./State)

... Equity Presiding Judges, she has played a critical role in the judiciary's review of practices by mortgage lenders and servicers as well as the statewide foreclosure mediation program. As assignment judge, ...

5. What entrepreneurs can learn from Tim Tebow
(Money/Economy)

... an online resource that connects 1.6 million small business owners with 450+ lenders, credit rating agencies and service providers such as CPAs and attorneys via its Internet platform. Since 2007, Biz2Credit ...

6. Foreclosures down in N.J., but national trend may not last
(Money/Economy)

... of about 34 percent from 2010. According to an Associated Press report in the Washington Post, many banks stopped or delayed foreclosure proceedings after some lenders approved foreclosures without getting ...

7. Applying for a business loan? Think small bank, not big
(Money/Economy)

... lines, not only in New Jersey but all across the country. Two other big banks, which are categorized as financial institutions with more than $10 billion in assets, were among the lenders who most frequently ...

8. Hostess files for bankruptcy with no Twinkie defense
(Money/Economy)

... employs about 19,000 people around the U.S. The company expects to maintain routine operations because of $75 million in financing from lenders.  ...

9. Growing your business takes new month's resolutions
(Money/Economy)

... of late for small businesses seeking credit. There are an increasing number of options -- credit unions, non-profit lenders, government programs -- for budding entrepreneurs. Even the big banks seem ...

10. Alternative lending for small businesses saw rise in 2011
(Money/Economy)

... a story we saw developing since the credit crunch tightened the spigots on funding for small businesses. When the big banks said no, small banks and non-bank lenders increasingly said yes. Over the course ...

11. N.J. Sen. Barbara Buono is not afraid to speak out on sensitive issues
(Opinion/Commentary)

... sponsoring a bill designed to protect them from predatory lenders. In addition, she assumed leadership by authoring an "Anti-Bullying Law," requiring school districts to make schools safer for all children. ...

12. Credit eases for small business owners seeking capital
(Money/Economy)

... found that approval rates of financing requests by small banks and non-bank lenders increased to their highest levels of the year during November 2011. The big story continues to be the growth of small ...

13. Chase Bank provides $4M for affordable housing in Newark
(Money/Economy)

... city, civic-minded lenders, such as Chase and NJCC (Community Capital), and nonprofit and small, local developers, are creating hope and opportunity where before there was foreclosure and abandonment,” ...

14. Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday, and Black Friday provide needed boosts to the economy
(Money/Economy)

... small business owners with 450 lenders, credit rating agencies and service providers such as CPAs and attorneys via its Internet platform. Since 2007, Biz2Credit has secured more than $500 million in ...

15. U.S. deficit will be cut with consumer demand and entrepreneurial growth
(Money/Economy)

...  Rohit Arora is co-founder and CEO of Biz2Credit (www.biz2credit.com), which connects 6 million small business owners with 450 lenders, credit rating agencies and service providers via its safe online ...

16. Let's have Small Business Saturday all year long
(Money/Economy)

... and CEO of Biz2Credit (www.biz2credit.com), which connects 6 million small business owners with 450 lenders, credit rating agencies and service providers via its safe online platform. Since 2007, Biz2Credit ...

17. Obama's economic recovery does not have good luck
(Money/Economy)

... quoted expert on small business lending, Rohit Arora is co-founder and CEO of Biz2Credit (www.biz2credit.com), which connects 6 million small business owners with 450 lenders, credit rating agencies and ...

18. America's small businesses in need of next Steve Jobs innovator
(Money/Economy)

... to the latest Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index (September 2011 data), increasingly local banks and alternative lenders, such as credit unions and micro lenders, are filling the void. These institutions ...

19. N.J. to receive $33.8M in federal aid for small business growth
(Money/Economy)

... small businesses. The agency approved an increase in the funding available through its Fund for Community Economic Development to support micro lenders, banks and Urban Enterprise Zones that have a successful ...

20. Why are so many small business owners having a hard time securing loans?
(Money/Economy)

... funding from local or regional banks or alternative lenders such as credit unions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) such as Seedco Financial, and non-profit micro lenders, such as ACCION. ...