Small Business Lending Faces Mixed Signals Amid Economic Shifts

Small Business Lending Faces Mixed Signals Amid Economic Shifts

Small businesses in the United States encountered growing challenges accessing credit in June, according to Equifax’s latest small business lending index. Lending volumes fell by 3.3 percent month over month, although they remained up by more than 2 percent from the same period in 2024, according to the report released on Aug. 18. The index’s three-month moving average jumped to 1 percent, fueled by robust lending activity volumes in April that …

Small Business Lending Faces Mixed Signals Amid Economic Shifts - Nemos News Network

Authored by Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Small businesses in the United States encountered growing challenges accessing credit in June, according to Equifax’s latest small-business lending index. People walk past small businesses in Doylestown, Pa., on Nov. 4, 2021. Matt Rourke/AP Photo Lending volumes fell by 3.3 percent month over month, although they remained up by more than 2 percent from the same period in 2024, accord…