Small Business Lending Faces Mixed Signals Amid Economic Shifts
People walk past small businesses in Doylestown, Pa., on Nov. 4, 2021. Matt Rourke/AP Photo Small businesses in the United States encountered growing challenges accessing credit in June, according to Equifax’s latest Small Business Lending Index. Lending volumes fell by 3.3 percent month over month, though they remained up by more than 2 percent from