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Small Business Lending Index Report March 2012 (Article)
The Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index, an analysis of 1,000 loan applications on Biz2credit.com, found that loan approvals by big banks
dropped to 10.9% from the 11.7% figure reported in February (a 6.8%
decline over a one-month period) and from the 11.6% approval rate last
March. Meanwhile, small bank lending remained flat in March 2012.
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