According to governing.com, as of June 25, 2019, 33 States and the District of Columbia have adopted broad laws legalizing the medical and/or recreational use of marijuana aka cannabis. As the legalization of this still federally banned substance continues to grow, so does the robust industry that follows it. CNBC reported in February of 2019 [...]

Despite the mental image it may evoke (see above), a business loan marketplace is not a physical location you can visit to pick out a business loan along with your weekly produce. It’s also not just a fancy or creative name for an online loan broker, although there are some similarities. A business loan marketplace [...]

Did you know it’s illegal for a loan broker, loan agent, loan packager, consultant or referral source (aka loan intermediary) to charge you a fee associated with an SBA loan unless it’s disclosed on an SBA Form 159 and is signed and agreed to by you, the loan intermediary and the lender? This is a [...]