Why Banks Aren't Lending To Small Firms

By JAN NORMAN, Orange County Register: Business
Thu, 09/15/2011 - 6:00am

There's a good reason banks haven't been lending to small businesses, according to Political Calculations, a blog about investing, business and economics. Small businesses have had too much debt compared to their assets and therefore "too risky,"...

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