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Subcommittee Hearings

Where Are We Now? Examining the Post-Recession Small Business Lending Environment

Thursday, December 05, 2013 | 10:00 | Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access

On Thursday, December 5, 2013, at 10:00 A.M., the Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access held a hearing titled, ​Where Are We Now? Examining the Post-Recession Small Business Lending EnvironmentThe hearing was held in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will be webstreamed live HERE

The purpose of the hearing was to examine various factors and economic trends affecting levels of lending to small businesses.

Opening Statement:

Chairman Tom Rice (R-SC)

Witnesses and Testimony:

  • Ms. Ann Marie Wiersch, Policy Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
  •  Witness Testimony
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  • Mr. Jeff Stibel, Chairman and CEO, Dun and Bradstreet Credibility Corp., Malibu, CA
  • Witness Testimony
  • Witness Disclosure
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  • Mr. Renaud Laplanche, CEO, Lending Club, San Francisco, CA
  •  Witness Testimony
  •  Witness Disclosure
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  • Mr.  Fred L. Green, III, President and CEO, S.C. Bankers Association, Columbia, SC
  •   Witness Testimony
  •   Witness Disclosure
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  • Mr.  John Farmakides, President/CEO, Lafayette FCU, Kensington, MD
    • Testifying on behalf of the National Association of Credit Unions
    • Witness Testimony
    • Witness Disclosure

     


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