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37% -- share of firms seeking financing for US small businesses (Q1 2025)
37% of small-business firms sought financing in the previous year.
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Q1 2025
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B
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50
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60
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20
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30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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FDIC
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Tier C
https://www.biz2x.com/loan-origination-software/how-banks-achieve-more-with-automated-lending-platfo… ↗
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How Top FIs Achieve More with An Automated Lending Platform: Blog
2025 is a pivotal year for regional and small community banks seeking to expand their market share in the US commercial lending industry. Competitors are rapidly adopting automated lending platforms to boost efficiency, while leveraging AI to ensure compliance surrounding the explainability of lendi…
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US small businesses: 37% share of firms seeking financing. Source: FDIC (Q1 2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/small-business-financing-demand-2025
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/small-business-financing-demand-2025" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>37%</strong> -- share of firms seeking financing for US small businesses<br><small>Source: FDIC (Q1 2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/small-business-financing-demand-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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