Small Business Lending Approval Rates Hit Historic Lows in April
Banks with $10 billion or more in assets approved 8.9% of small business loans in April, falling from a mark of 15.4% in March and an all-time high of 28.3% in February, according to Biz2Credit. Smaller banks approved 11.8% of small business loans in April, down from 38.9% in March and 50.3% in February.