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Maryland Senate Passes Commercial Finance Disclosure Law, House Considers Consumer Type Disclosures in Commercial Loans

The Maryland Senate unanimously approved amended Senate Bill 496 last week – a measure proposed to curb perceived commercial lending abuses in Maryland by requiring additional financial disclosures when making loans to small businesses. The bill has moved on to the House for consideration.

March 22, 2023 Commercial Finance Disclosures | Joel L. Perrell Jr. | Womble Bond Dickinson Phil Neuffer

2023 Top Women in Asset-Based Lending

Thanks in part to an overwhelming number of nominations from our audience, ABF Journal’s third annual Top Women in Asset-Based Lending feature includes profiles with nearly 50 of the most prominent women from across the industry.

March 22, 2023 Asset Based Lending Phil Neuffer

Send Wires, Make Hires: Creating A More Equitable and Diverse Venture Capital Ecosystem

The venture capital space has historically shut out founders from ethnically and gender diverse backgrounds, and with a looming recession, things could get even worse. What needs to be done to improve equitable capital allocation in this critical part of the economy and how can venture debt play a role?

Embracing Identity Is the Key To Successfully Creating an Inclusive Workplace

Many people, especially women and people of color, can find it difficult to truly be themselves at work. Tricia Montalvo Timm, a first-generation Latina and board member of Salsify, discusses the challenges of embracing your own identity and what employers can do to eliminate barriers and fully support employees exactly as they are.

March 22, 2023 Tricia Montalvo Timm Markiesha Thompson

Compounding Effects: How Language Plays a Key Role In Creating Inclusive Workplaces

Organizational psychologist and diversity, equity and inclusion expert Ella F. Washington explains how company leaders can create more equitable environments and limit turnover by focusing on inclusive workplace language, decision-making and feedback.

March 22, 2023 Ella F. Washington | Ellevate Solutions Markiesha Thompson

T.C Wilde, SVP and Senior Account/Portfolio Manager, Axiom Bank

T.C. Wilde completed a long-term career objective in late 2022, as she joined Axiom Bank to help build its newly launched commercial finance division. After holding progressively more responsibility throughout her more than 25 years in the asset-based lending industry at institutions such as UMB Bank, Sterling National Bank, Chase Business Credit, BBVA Compass, CIT, […]