Biz2Credit: https://www.biz2credit.com/ Related Resource: http://www.biz2credit.com/small-business-lending-index/june-2017 According to the month of June 2017, Big banks approved 24.3% of small business loan requests, up from 24.1% in May 2017. For further queries, contact us at: 800-200-5678 Follow us at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/biz2credit Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/biz2credit Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/biz2credit-llc Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/biz2credit/ Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+Biz2credit/

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Loan Approval Rates Rebound at Big Banks in June 2017,
According to Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index™
Lending Stalls at Alternative Lenders, Credit Unions and Small Banks
June 2017BIZ2CREDIT Small Business Lending Index
Loan approval rates at big banks ($10 billion-plus in assets) increased to post-recession highs in June 2017, according to
the latest Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index™, the monthly analysis of more than 1,000 small business loan
applications on Biz2Credit.com. Meanwhile, small banks, alternative lenders and credit unions all experienced a decline in
the percent of funding requests they approved. While loan approval rates at institutional investors remained stagnant.
About the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending IndexTM
Biz2Credit analyzed loan requests ranging from $25,000 to $3 million from companies in business more than two years with an average credit score above 680.
Unlike other surveys, the results are based on primary data submitted by more than 1,000 small business owners who applied for funding on Biz2Credit's online
lending platform, which connects business borrowers and lenders.
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Loan Approvals at Institutional Lenders
Institutional lenders’ loan approval rates in June remained stagnant at 63.8%. However, the percentage marks an all-time
high for Biz2Credit's index, continuing an 11-month streak of neutral or positive gains in loan approval rates.
Loan Approvals at Big banks
Small business loan approval rates at big banks bounced back in June, improving two-tenths of a percent to 24.3%,
matching an all-time Index high. It marked the eighth time in the last 12 months that loan approval rates increased at this
category of lenders.
Credit union approvals
Loan approval rates at credit unions dropped one-tenth of a percent in June to 40.4%, another new low for this category of
funders on Biz2Credit’s index.
Small business loan approvals by Alternative lenders
Loan approval rates dropped at alternative lenders by two-tenths of a percent in June, as non-bank lenders granted 57.5% of
the funding requests. This marks one full calendar year of consecutive decreases for this category of lenders.
“For the third consecutive quarter, the Federal Reserve has voted to increase its benchmark interest rate to a range between 1
percent and 1.25 percent in a vote of confidence in the economy. This bodes well for big banks,” explained Biz2Credit CEO Rohit
Arora, who oversaw the research. “Small business lending is strong among mainstream lending institutions. The interest rate
increase are resulting in more profitable deals for big banks. This is incentivizing these mainstream lending institutions to
approve a higher percentage of loan requests.”
- Biz2Credit CEO Rohit Arora
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"In the FinTech era, credit unions have fallen behind because other categories of lenders have embraced technology. In the
process, they lowered their risk, while many credit unions have remained somewhat old fashioned,” Arora says. “Credit unions
typically process loan requests at a slower rate, and in today’s fast paced economy, borrowers simply aren’t willing to wait.
Credit unions are becoming less relevant in small business lending.”
- Biz2Credit CEO Rohit Arora
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“Approval percentages at big banks and institutional investors are at post-recession highs. The result is that alternative lenders
get requests from less creditworthy borrowers. These are riskier deals,” explained Arora. “At the same time, banks and
institutional lenders can process loan requests quickly and at lower rates, which brings them more attractive borrowers. These
are the primary reasons we have seen such a downward spiral for the alternative lender category.”
- Biz2Credit CEO Rohit Arora
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Loan Approvals at Small banks
Loan approval rates at small banks dropped slightly in June to 48.7%, down from May’s 48.8% figure. It marked the second
consecutive month that loan approval rates dropped in this category of lenders.
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“Despite this small dip, small banks are a good source for small business funding, particularly for SBA-backed loans,” said
Arora, one of the leading experts in small business finance. “Small banks have not crossed the 50 percent threshold.”
- Biz2Credit CEO Rohit Arora
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62.7%
“The Fed has expressed its confidence in the U.S. economy as the dollar remains strong on global markets, which dictates strong
interest from international players in the space,” said Arora. “This has resulted in more loans being granted from international
investors as the category of lenders continues to revolutionize lending.”
- Biz2Credit CEO Rohit Arora
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