Although approval percentages at banks, and non-bank lenders (institutional lenders, alternative lenders and others) have risen steadily during the past 12 months, the rebound in small business lending has been far from robust.
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Small business loan approval percentages at big banks ($10 + in assets) increased from 14.2% in November to 14.3% in December, and small banks’ approvals also rose from 19.9% last month to 20.1% in December, according to the latest Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index™.
Approval percentages also climbed at non-bank lenders. Institutional lenders approved 24.9% of funding requests in December, up one-tenth of a percent from 24.8% in November. Alternative lenders’ approval rates rose from 25.8% in November to 26.1% in December. Credit unions approved 20.6% in December, the…
