JP Morgan Bank Study Reports Extreme Volatility in Income and Spending
Today, the JP Morgan Chase Institute released a study titled Weathering Volatility: Big Data on […]
Risky Customers
It is not just the banks that are too big to fail. Smaller US businesses […]
Tethered to a Real Estate Asset
Declining home values are choking a major source of small business capital. Sadly, the consequences […]
How We Learned of Robosigners
The home foreclosure that halted other foreclosures nationwide, that of Mrs. Nicolle Bradbury of Maine, […]
Bank Crisis Slowed Business Creation
A report from the World Bank’s Development Research Group finds that new business creation fell […]
When Cash Isn’t King
Businesses in the Gulf Coast states that cannot document their earned income are at a […]
FT Headline: “Small Businesses Lose Out”
When the lead headline on the front page of the Financial Times announces the crisis […]
Policymakers Baffled by Small Business Credit Issues
Policymakers continue to be frustrated by their inability to unblock the flow of credit to […]
IRS Provides Advice on Oil Spill Payments
On July 17, the Internal Revenue Service will hold a “Gulf Coast Special Assistance Day” […]
Let’s Fix the CARD Act
In May of last year, President Obama signed into law the CARD Act, which restricts […]
Deadlines Loom for Commercial Property Tax Assessments
Many communities close their fiscal years in June or July, which means that business owners […]
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Addresses Taxation
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued a statement on access to capital for small businesses […]