The Small Business Lending Fund

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Government Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Banks and banking.

Business cycles.

Capital investments.

Saving and investment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2014

Summary:

Examines relationship between small businesses and national job creation, and discusses supply and demand for small business loans. Reviews legislative origin of the Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF) established under P.L. 111-240, the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, to direct the Department of Treasury to make capital investments in eligible institutions in order to increase availability of credit for small businesses. Analyzes House and Senate versions of SBLF, presents arguments both for and against the program, and examines SBLF implementation by the Department of Treasury. Summarizes legislative proposals in the 112th and 113th Congress to amend SBLF

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 13-R4-2045a in the 2013 issue

Notes:

CRS Report

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Government Division. Small Business Lending Fund

Publisher Number:

CRS-2014-GVF-0458

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Restricted for use by site license