Commercial Pulse Report
In its continued efforts to tame inflation, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates ¼ point last week, the tenth consecutive increase in just over...
The Commercial Pulse report provides a bi-weekly directional update on small business credit. It delivers a quick read on macroeconomic conditions, high-level credit trends,...
Recent news of the SVB collapse highlights the vulnerability of small banks and their crucial role in serving local communities. Small and medium-sized financial...
Bankruptcies and collections are on the rise since mid 2022. Pandemic-related relief and forgiveness suppressed collections for most of 2021 and the first half...
Consumers are borrowing to maintain spending levels even though higher interest rates make borrowing more...
So far, the economy has been extremely resilient, with Q4 GDP coming in above expectations at 2.9%, inflation cooling, supply chain issues easing, and...
Happy New Year! The burning question for 2023 is whether the U.S. economy will fall into recession. A robust 2022 labor market has been...
The advanced Q1 2023 GDP numbers show that the U.S. economy grew an annualized 1.1%, down from 2.6% in Q4...
