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Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index Shares Record Low Loan Approval Rates

Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index Shares Record Low Loan Approval Rates

Emily Donato·
FintechNews RoundupUSA
·May. 12, 2020·1 min read

Approval percentages for small business loan applications at banks with $10+ billion in assets fell to 8.9%, down from 15.4% in March; Approvals were at all time highs in February 2020 (28.3%) according to the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index; the rates do not include businesses approved for PPP loans; Approvals at small banks also fell to 11.8% in April from 38.9% in March and just over 50% in February; the press release provides further commentary on the small business lending landscape. GlobeNewsWire

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