

When Two Become One, in Three Parts: Part II
Part I of our series on how to handle the SBA portfolio during a merger – discussed what you need to do before the merger: assessing the...

Lori N. McCausland
Mar 1


When Two Become One, in Three Parts: Part I
Mergers are seldom easy, no matter what industry you’re in. Bank mergers, with all the associated regulations and financial...

Lori N. McCausland
Feb 5


Streamlining Processes for Better Results
Banks have a deserved reputation of being traditionalists, slow to adopt new technologies and often bound up in “how we’ve always done it...

Lori N. McCausland
Feb 4


Projecting Success - Successfully
For a new business – or any business involving a complete change of ownership – to qualify for a loan, SBA requires fully-documented...

Rebecca Mendoza
Jan 10


“Do What You Do” versus “Do What You Should Do”
As always, there was a lot to digest at the 2024 NAGGL conference. And as part of our SBA lender consulting services we spent some time...

Rebecca Mendoza
Jan 2


The “Modernized” Form 1502 – an Overview
SBA is releasing what they’re referring to as a “modernized” Form 1502 and filing process – and yes, it’s a definite improvement over the...

Lori N. McCausland
Dec 19, 2024


Do You AI?
Is AI taking over the world? Listening to some people, you might think so. But – slow down! Not so fast. We were fortunate to attend a...

Lori N. McCausland
Dec 11, 2024


Avoid the Year-End Rush!
Hard to believe, but we’re well into the fourth – and final! – quarter of the year. So there’s a lot going on, not the least of which is...

Rebecca Mendoza
Nov 21, 2024


The 3 Most Common Underwriting Issues
Underwriting SBA loans requires attention to details, skill, and experience. As part of our lender consulting services , we routinely...

Rebecca Mendoza
Oct 4, 2024


Electronic Loan File Stacking - Revisited
Do you remember our article back in 2022 on Electronic Loan File Stacking , a.k.a ELFS? Maybe not – 2022 was a long time ago! In that...

Lori N. McCausland
Oct 1, 2024

