Small Business Lending
FDIC's Small Business Lending Survey
The Small Business Lending Survey is a nationally-representative survey of U.S. banks and their small business lending practices. The report of survey findings offers new information for both small and large banks on many aspects of their small business lending. The results provide context for the implications of current bank consolidation trends on U.S. small businesses. Approximately 1,200 banks—more than one-sixth of the FDIC-insured institutions in the United States—responded to the survey.
Small Business Lending Survey ReportOther Reference Materials
FDIC Press Release: FDIC Initiates Small Business Lending Survey
FDIC Forum "Overcoming Obstacles to Small Business Lending," January 13, 2011.
FDIC Small Business Forum: Issues Raised
Microenterprise Development: A Primer - PDF (PDF Help)
FDIC Quarterly, 4th Quarter, 2010
Additional information and resources are available throughout the menu on the left side of this page, including a link to the new Business Assistance Form (En Español) that provides a form for small businesses that may have an inquiry or concern about the availability of credit.
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Monthly Survey