Rohit Arora

• NAFCU Services Taps Biz2Credit as Preferred Partner

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  January 19, 2012

  New York company matches small businesses with lenders.

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  N.Y. Small Businesses Shunned the Most by Big Banks

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  January 16, 2012

  While it may not be much of a surprise to credit unions that some banks are not eager to approve funding for small businesses these days, the rate of rejections might cause some alarm.

• Study: Big Banks Most Likely to Reject N.Y. Small Biz Fund Requests

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  January 6, 2012

  Report author says the "big banks are sitting on their assets."

• Firm: CUs Getting ‘Aggressive’ with Business Lending

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  December 6, 2011

  As banks and other competitors make their way back into the business lending marketplace, credit unions appear to be holding their own with an increase in loan approval rates.

• Business Loans on the Rise

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  October 30, 2011

  Financing from credit unions and small, regional banks are on the rise, according to one firm.

• Firm Reports Rise in CU, Regional Bank Lending

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  October 25, 2011

  Biz2Credit said while capital can still be a challenge for small businesses to come by, financing from credit unions and small, regional banks is on the rise.

• Banks Posturing With Small Business Owner Loan Requests, Firm Charges

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  October 25, 2010

  A firm that claims to handle more than 3,000 small business loan applications each month is skeptical about banks participating in programs that aim to give creditworthy borrowers a second chance