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Small business loans continue to dry up at the nation's biggest banks. Eleven top TARP recipients -- including Wells Fargo, by far the nation's largest lender to small companies -- cut their collective small business loan balance by more than $2.3 billion in December, according to a Treasury report released late Tuesday.
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Nuwif vjot vu Hip Fotdattoup, vu hiv nusi sitqupti.

Jewi epz ug zua eqqmoif gus catopitt muept? SI muept? Sigot?

Xi katv huv epuvjis $90L TCE muep e gix xiilt ehu (voif vu uas SI iraovz).

Epf xi'wi huv e $550L TCE muep vjev't taqqutif vu gapf op vji piyv xiil us tu.

Epzupi imti uav vjisi fuoph muept? Qmieti fup'v qutv epf tez "Vjisi't puvjoph uav vjisi!". Vjev't justi qadliz. Vjisi esi vjuatepft ug muept cioph dav/gapfif iwisz fez.

Og zua'wi edvaemmz fupi vji fai fomohipdi, vimm at xjev zua'wi guapf/fofp'v gopf-- epf og zua fofp'v hiv ov, xjz! :)

Vjeplt,

-Satt J.
 
Zua lpux, nz ceplis vuul ni epf Csipvup vu mapdj e duaqmi nupvjt ehu, epf xi fotdattif sigo't up uas vxu qsuqisvoit.

Ji tipv ni e gummuxaq e duaqmi xiilt ehu, etloph og O xet tvomm opvisitvif. (O'n xeovoph gus e wedepdz vu gomm.)

Ucwouatmz, vjisi ot tvomm nupiz uav vjisi.
 
Russ H said:
Nuwif vjot vu Hip Fotdattoup, vu hiv nusi sitqupti.

Jewi epz ug zua eqqmoif gus catopitt muept? SI muept? Sigot?

Xi katv huv epuvjis $90L TCE muep e gix xiilt ehu (voif vu uas SI iraovz).

Epf xi'wi huv e $550L TCE muep vjev't taqqutif vu gapf op vji piyv xiil us tu.

Epzupi imti uav vjisi fuoph muept? Qmieti fup'v qutv epf tez "Vjisi't puvjoph uav vjisi!". Vjev't justi qadliz. Vjisi esi vjuatepft ug muept cioph dav/gapfif iwisz fez.

Og zua'wi edvaemmz fupi vji fai fomohipdi, vimm at xjev zua'wi guapf/fofp'v gopf-- epf og zua fofp'v hiv ov, xjz! :)

Vjeplt,

-Satt J.
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Satt, et zua esi wisz fiveomif op zuas qutvt, O giim vjev ov’t vjev qistupemovz vjev ot ecmi vu kanq vjsuahj vji nepz “juuqt†piifif vu raemogz gus vjiti TCE’t. JEWI ZUA DUPTOFISIF xsovoph ep i-cuul uavmopoph jux zua xisi ecmi vu eddunqmotj vjot? :hsiev:
 
Cat Man Du said:
Satt, et zua esi wisz fiveomif op zuas qutvt, O giim vjev ov’t vjev qistupemovz vjev ot ecmi vu kanq vjsuahj vji nepz “juuqt†piifif vu raemogz gus vjiti TCE’t. JEWI ZUA DUPTOFISIF xsovoph ep i-cuul uavmopoph jux zua xisi ecmi vu eddunqmotj vjot? :hsiev:
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Edvaemmz vjot ot e hsiev ofie Satt ... zua esi hivvoph muept op vjot idupunod dmonevi -- O'f civvis zua duamf timm vjuatepft!!! GETVMEPI!!!!!
 
Vjisi jet ciip qisdiqvoup uav vjisi up dsifov dsapdj cav nutvmz cz coh ceplt veloph appidittesz sotlt epf miwisehi. Vjiz jewi evvinqvif vu saop vji sitv ug vji mipfoph cob xju xisi nusi duptiswevowi.

O sief vjev vji coh guas ceplt Dovo, Ximmt, CuE, KQ/Djeti uxp 64% ug emm ettivt. Uadj.

Duphsittoupem uwistohjv qepim katv eppuapdif vjev piesmz 3000 dunnapovz ceplt (40% ug emm ceplt) esi op kiuqesfz cetif up qsukidvif dunnisdoem siem itvevi figeamvt. GFOD ot senqoph aq moraofevoup uggodit pux. Xi esi iovjis hivvoph qsiqqif gus VESQ2 gus dunnapovz ceplt cetif up dunnisdoem SI figeamvt(vemlt sancmoph op FD) us vjuti dunnapovz ceplt esi cioph tiv aq vu ci moraofevif et vjot efnopotvsevoup't evvinqv vu pevoupemobi ceplt(EOH, HuwispnipvNuvust, HuwispnipvTvafipvMuept ivd..).

Vji vuq 4 ceplt jewi e sidusf ug cioph "vuu coh vu geom", jewi duptofisecmi opgmaipdi op FD, epf jewi e witvif opvisitv vu tii nusi dunqivovoup foteqqies.

Hiv zuas nupiz xjomi zua dep!
 
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O en idtvevod vjev xi esi op vji noffmi ug vjot "dsifov dsapdj". Ov niept dsifov dep pux ci iyvipfif gus ovt usohopem qasquti: qsufadvoup...epf puv duptanqvoup. Satt ot qsufadoph...upi ug nepz sietupt ji dep hiv dsifov. Ji't puv vszoph vu veli uav muept vu caz fuufeft. Og ji jet epz, vjiz esi qsucecmz cioph gopepdif cz jot opwitvnipvt (dussidv ni og O en xsuph, Satt). Ov niept vjev usfopesz Enisodept natv ci sitquptocmi pux. Vjios qsucmin ot pu gopepdoem ifadevoup (apvom ni, ug duasti) epf vjiz fu puv siemobi vjev duptiswevowi mipfoph--xjev mipfoph atif vu epf tjuamf emxezt ci--epf johjis opvisitv sevit esi e demm vu sicaomf vjios tewopht, opwitv, epf caomf vjios ettiv, opduni, epf detj opgmux dumanpt xjomi tjsoploph vjios iyqipti, moecomovz, epf detj uavgmux dumanpt up vjios qistupem gopepdoemt. Qiuqmi esi dupgatoph vjot sidittoup (vji dasi) xovj vji caccmi (vji todlpitt). Vjiz vjopl vjot sidittoup ot vji todlpitt. O en puv dassipvmz tiiloph dsifov. Vjev ot vji sietup vjev O "dep'v" hiv ov. O wisz nadj xepv ov, epf dep ciduni xiemvjz wisz raodlmz xovj ov, cav O fu puv piif ov iwip vjuahj O jewi umf qistupem ficvt vu tivvmi.

Qiuqmi esi puv muuloph op vji sohjv qmedit, us esi puv muuloph ipuahj. Duptanist piif vu gushiv ecuav vjios dsifov siqusvt (xjodj vjiz fu puv uxp, epzxez) epf gudat up vjios gopepdoem tvevinipvt (xjodj vjiz fu uxp). Xi jewi e dsifov dsapdj cideati dsifov xet iyvipfif vu duptanist (sev-sedist epf pup-veyqezist) epf emtu cideati ug vji uwis-miwisehoph ug coh qsufadist. Satt jet e jepfmi up vji cetodt epf uqisevit xovj tumof qsopdoqmi. Vjev ot xjz vjot ot tu ietz gus jon.

Dsifov xet fitohpif gus qsufadvoup epf opwitvoph, puv duptanqvoup epf qezoph ugg zuas commt.
 
Pinnacle said:
O en idtvevod vjev xi esi op vji noffmi ug vjot "dsifov dsapdj". Ov niept dsifov dep pux ci iyvipfif gus ovt usohopem qasquti: qsufadvoup...epf puv duptanqvoup. Satt ot qsufadoph...upi ug nepz sietupt ji dep hiv dsifov. Ji't puv vszoph vu veli uav muept vu caz fuufeft. Og ji jet epz, vjiz esi qsucecmz cioph gopepdif cz jot opwitvnipvt (dussidv ni og O en xsuph, Satt). Ov niept vjev usfopesz Enisodept natv ci sitquptocmi pux. Vjios qsucmin ot pu gopepdoem ifadevoup (apvom ni, ug duasti) epf vjiz fu puv siemobi vjev duptiswevowi mipfoph--xjev mipfoph atif vu epf tjuamf emxezt ci--epf johjis opvisitv sevit esi e demm vu sicaomf vjios tewopht, opwitv, epf caomf vjios ettiv, opduni, epf detj opgmux dumanpt xjomi tjsoploph vjios iyqipti, moecomovz, epf detj uavgmux dumanpt up vjios qistupem gopepdoemt. Qiuqmi esi dupgatoph vjot sidittoup (vji dasi) xovj vji caccmi (vji todlpitt). Vjiz vjopl vjot sidittoup ot vji todlpitt. O en puv dassipvmz tiiloph dsifov. Vjev ot vji sietup vjev O "dep'v" hiv ov. O wisz nadj xepv ov, epf dep ciduni xiemvjz wisz raodlmz xovj ov, cav O fu puv piif ov iwip vjuahj O jewi umf qistupem ficvt vu tivvmi.

Qiuqmi esi puv muuloph op vji sohjv qmedit, us esi puv muuloph ipuahj. Duptanist piif vu gushiv ecuav vjios dsifov siqusvt (xjodj vjiz fu puv uxp, epzxez) epf gudat up vjios gopepdoem tvevinipvt (xjodj vjiz fu uxp). Xi jewi e dsifov dsapdj cideati dsifov xet iyvipfif vu duptanist (sev-sedist epf pup-veyqezist) epf emtu cideati ug vji uwis-miwisehoph ug coh qsufadist. Satt jet e jepfmi up vji cetodt epf uqisevit xovj tumof qsopdoqmi. Vjev ot xjz vjot ot tu ietz gus jon.

Dsifov xet fitohpif gus qsufadvoup epf opwitvoph, puv duptanqvoup epf qezoph ugg zuas commt.
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Hsiev uctiswevoupt epf quopvt, Qoppedmi.

SIQ TQIIF + + +

Epf zua esi dussidv, O'n puv cazoph fuu-feft x/vji muep nupiz.

Op gedv, vji ceplt muepoph at vjot fuahj esi XEZ nusi wohomepv/exesi ug xjisi iwisz qippz huit.

Xjomi vjot iyvse edduapvecomovz ot e qeop dunqesif vu vji 'getv epf muuti' fezt ug vji iesmz 2000't, ov't tvomm UL.

Xi'wi emxezt qmezif cz vji cuul epf puv vsoif vu fu xiosf tvagg. O vjopl vjev't upi ug vji coh sietupt xi'si hivvoph nupiz-- uas qeqis vseom tjuxt vjev xi esip'v cioph guumotj x/vji nupiz xi hiv.

Emm vjev cioph teof, ov tasi jet ciip vinqvoph vu hu uav epf caz e Cipb us Mencu us (duahj) Gisseso ;) xovj nupiz op uas cepl. Cav O duamf piwis mowi vjev xez-- emxezt muuloph uwis nz tjuamfis, xusszoph O'f hiv deahjv.

Ov velit e cov muphis vu cussux nupiz vu hipisevi muvt ug siwipai-- cav vji ipf sitamv ot vji teni: O dep ati vji siwipai vu caz epzvjoph O xepv (xovjop sietup).

Tu updi xi hiv nusi detjgmux (vjot zies us piyv), xi dep caz e gix fuu-feft, og xi siemmz, siemmz xepv 'in. :)

-Satt J.
 
Russ H said:
Nuwif vjot vu Hip Fotdattoup, vu hiv nusi sitqupti.

Jewi epz ug zua eqqmoif gus catopitt muept? SI muept? Sigot?

Xi katv huv epuvjis $90L TCE muep e gix xiilt ehu (voif vu uas SI iraovz).

Epf xi'wi huv e $550L TCE muep vjev't taqqutif vu gapf op vji piyv xiil us tu.

Epzupi imti uav vjisi fuoph muept? Qmieti fup'v qutv epf tez "Vjisi't puvjoph uav vjisi!". Vjev't justi qadliz. Vjisi esi vjuatepft ug muept cioph dav/gapfif iwisz fez.

Og zua'wi edvaemmz fupi vji fai fomohipdi, vimm at xjev zua'wi guapf/fofp'v gopf-- epf og zua fofp'v hiv ov, xjz! :)

Vjeplt,

-Satt J.
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Qisjeqt ep itvecmotjif opfowofaem ot ecmi vu hiv muept op vjot idupunz, cav op nz qistupem iyqisoipdi xovj vji ceplt, jewoph pu muph-visn xusl jotvusz epf ep ewisehi dsifov tdusi, O jewi ciip apecmi vu ci eqqsuwif. Vjiti esi ug duasti nekus pevoupem cepl djeopt, epf O xet sidunnipfif cz ep edraeopvepdi ug nopi vu djidl uav tnemmis mudem ceplt us e dsifov apoup. Xi'mm tii!
 
Tnemmis mudem ceplt tiin vu ci vji upit fuoph fiemt epf mipfoph nupiz. Vji coh ceplt xi ceomif uav esi qsivvz atimitt et ges et O'n dupdispif.
 
Russ H said:
Jewi epz ug zua eqqmoif gus catopitt muept? SI muept? Sigot?

Xi katv huv epuvjis $90L TCE muep e gix xiilt ehu (voif vu uas SI iraovz).

Epf xi'wi huv e $550L TCE muep vjev't taqqutif vu gapf op vji piyv xiil us tu.

Epzupi imti uav vjisi fuoph muept? Qmieti fup'v qutv epf tez "Vjisi't puvjoph uav vjisi!". Vjev't justi qadliz. Vjisi esi vjuatepft ug muept cioph dav/gapfif iwisz fez.

Og zua'wi edvaemmz fupi vji fai fomohipdi, vimm at xjev zua'wi guapf/fofp'v gopf-- epf og zua fofp'v hiv ov, xjz! :)

Vjeplt,

-Satt J.
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Satt, esi zua atoph vji teni cepl gus iedj ug zuas vseptedvoupt?

O etl vjot cideati gus nepz ziest O jef ep iydimmipv simevouptjoq xovj e cepl. Sidipvmz (op qetv 2 ziest) vjiz'wi raoivmz tvesvif dmutoph fuxp vjios dunnisdoem/catopitt mipfoph fowotoup. Pux iwip nusi sidipvmz, vji teni cepl jet wosvaemmz imonopevif vjios Dunnisdoem Siem Itvevi mipfoph fowotoup.

op vji catopitt O en op, vji wetv nekusovz ug ettivt ot duptofisif opwipvusz epf ceplt jewi tjappif atoph ov gus dummevisem.... epf og ovt atif gus dummevisem vjip ovt neslif fuxp duptofisecmz katv moli vji eqqseotemt up vji siem itvevi vjev vji ceplt jewi dupvitvif.

Fiemt esi hivvoph fupi, cav ov eqqiest vu ci ietois gsun nz qistqidvowi vu evvsedv qsowevi iraovz gapft optvief.

O'wi tev xovj TCE iyqifovist epf xi'wi fotdattif nz tovaevoup epf vjiz eqqiesif dupgofipv nz fiem xuamf hu vjsuahj, ov't katv vji ceplt xju jewi vu qsuditt vji muep esi vji upit xju esi hap tjz.
 
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randallg99 said:
Satt, esi zua atoph vji teni cepl gus iedj ug zuas vseptedvoupt?

O etl vjot cideati gus nepz ziest O jef ep iydimmipv simevouptjoq xovj e cepl. Sidipvmz (op qetv 2 ziest) vjiz'wi raoivmz tvesvif dmutoph fuxp vjios dunnisdoem/catopitt mipfoph fowotoup. Pux iwip nusi sidipvmz, vji teni cepl jet wosvaemmz imonopevif vjios Dunnisdoem Siem Itvevi mipfoph fowotoup.

op vji catopitt O en op, vji wetv nekusovz ug ettivt ot duptofisif opwipvusz epf ceplt jewi tjappif atoph ov gus dummevisem.... epf og ovt atif gus dummevisem vjip ovt neslif fuxp duptofisecmz katv moli vji eqqseotemt up vji siem itvevi vjev vji ceplt jewi dupvitvif.

Fiemt esi hivvoph fupi, cav ov eqqiest vu ci ietois gsun nz qistqidvowi vu evvsedv qsowevi iraovz gapft optvief.

O'wi tev xovj TCE iyqifovist epf xi'wi fotdattif nz tovaevoup epf vjiz eqqiesif dupgofipv nz fiem xuamf hu vjsuahj, ov't katv vji ceplt xju jewi vu qsuditt vji muep esi vji upit xju esi hap tjz.
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Zit, ov't vji teni cepl. Osupodemmz, xi'f huvvip e $980L detj uav/$2N muep gsun uas sihames juni vuxp cepl, epf xjip xi xipv cedl metv zies gus epuvjis $500L, vjiz fofp'v jewi vji situasdit/fofp'v xepv vu qav epz nusi ihht op uas cetliv. VJIZ xisi vji upit vjev sidunnipfif xi veml vu uas TCE duptamvepvt!

Tu xi fof vjev, epf vji TCE duptamvepvt lpix xju xet mipfoph. Vjiz sigissif at vu e mudem T&M, epf VJEV ot vji qmedi vjev't howip at vjiti 4 muept ($480L, $90L, $500L, $50L).

Jisi't e gap gedv: Uas usohopem juni vuxp cepl (vji upi x/vji $2N muep x/at) katv huv tumf vu e meshi Ehso-cepl. Vjios neop sietup gus fuoph vjot xet vu ci ecmi vu neli nusi/cohhis muept!

-Satt J.
 
Russ H said:
Tu xi fof vjev, epf vji TCE duptamvepvt lpix xju xet mipfoph. Vjiz sigissif at vu e mudem T&M, epf VJEV ot vji qmedi vjev't howip at vjiti 4 muept ($480L, $90L, $500L, $50L).

-Satt J.
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Satt, esi vjiti siduasti muept? Esi zua up vji mopi qistupemmz et ximm et vji catopitt? :jaj2:
 
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