Rohit Arora

• Banks Renew Lures for Small Businesses

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  May 8, 2013

  If it’s all about location, location, location when opening a business, credit unions may want to pay attention to several cities in Florida, California and Texas.

• Fewer Delinquencies, More Expertise, Alliances

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  April 10, 2013

  Depending on who you talk to, the credit union business lending landscape could easily be a mix of record loan growth peppered with a drop in delinquent debt to an environment that is thriving better than what bank competitors are experiencing.

• Women Entrepreneurs Face Higher Operating Costs, Slimmer Margins: Biz2Credit

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 28, 2013

  Biz2Credit financing match firm also finds loan approval rates 15% to 20% lower for female-owned companies.

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  Loan Scams: Vigilance Never Out Of Fashion (Print Preview)

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 8, 2013

  This preview from the March 13 print edition takes a look at the fight against loan fraud.

• Loan Scams: Vigilance Never Out Of Fashion

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 8, 2013

  With the recent guilty verdict against a businessman that scammed $7.5 million from the former Lockheed Credit Union to obtain a number of loans, the decision may have offered another instance of assurance that the public is becoming increasingly fed up with fraud.

• Fiscal Cliff, Sandy Puts Small Business Lending on Hold: Biz2Credit

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  December 12, 2012

  Lower approval rates seen from banks, credit unions and alternative lenders.

• Alternative Lenders Continue to Beat Credit Unions, Banks in Business Loan Approvals

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  October 10, 2012

  That’s according to Biz2Credit, a New York firm that connects small businesses with financial institutions.

• Amazon Says New Loan Program Helps Small Businesses Turned Down by Banks

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  October 9, 2012

  Credit unions may have another competitor on the commercial loan front as online retail giant Amazon makes high-stake moves in the business lending space.

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  Charter Oak FCU Steers Shipyard to Smooth Sailing

  By Michelle Samaad  |  October 7, 2012

  Jeff Marshall typically starts his days early at the Mystic Shipyard, a 169-year old marina with a history steeped in the construction of schooners and iron-clad ships to sail the waterways of New England.

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  Steering Shipyard to Smoother Sailing: Print Preview

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  October 4, 2012

  A Connecticut credit union won the business of historic Mystic Shipyard. Get the story in this preview from next week's print edition.