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VP of Underwriting Brian Seaman on The Mysteries of Underwriting

6 minute read

April 23, 2024

Did you ever get the impression, while applying for a loan, that your loan rep plays "good cop," while casting "the underwriters" as the bad guys who might stand in the way between you and...

CEO Jared Feldman on Moving Your Business Forward in a Tighter Credit Market

6 minute read

December 19, 2023

Lenders have been reducing the number of business-loan approvals throughout 2023. What's more, the American Bankers Association's Q4 Credit Conditions Index forecasts that this downward trend will last into midyear 2024, if not longer. The...

Chief Risk and Analytics Officer Michael Chiang on Getting Real About Data Analysis

6 minute read

November 28, 2023

In 2020, IDG estimated that small and medium-size businesses managed 48 terabytes of data, with an expectation of 50 percent growth in 12 to 18 months. Assuming even the most conservative growth projections three years...

Senior VP of Partnerships Jason Solomon Leveraging Partnerships for Growth

6 minute read

October 24, 2023

Business partnerships come in many sizes and flavors: A young boutique airline awards "miles" to a credit card's users. By piggybacking on the name of an established global bank, the airline brings in affluent consumers....

Fora Financial VP Sales, Michael Hollander speaks about: Closing the Customer Satisfaction Gap

6 minute read

July 19, 2023

For three years now, my sales team and I have worked with many small-business clients hit by the pandemic and/or inflation. They've stared down challenges such as finding and paying for inventory, maintaining staff, and,...

Fora Financial CFO, Andrew Gutman Asks: How Is Your Business Coping With Inflation?

4 minute read

June 20, 2023

Most firms can do more than they realize to curb the effects of rising prices on the bottom line. Price increases in New York City are as common as rush hour traffic and fights between...