U.S. Senator Joni Ernst says she’s asking the Small Business Administration to look into some challenges facing rural community banks. “What we have found is that small businesses, oftentimes in the rural areas, and our farmers they really struggle to access those 7(a) loan programs,” she said. “Just excessive paperwork and continual asks.” Ernst, who […]
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