Small business lending increases

The Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index, which measures the overall volume of financing to small businesses, surged 10.2 points to 106.4, the highest level since February 2008. The index was up 18 percent from November 2010.

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Small Business Lending At Near 4-Year High

Reuters by Lucia Mutikani

Short article and more encouraging news about the business cycle having bottomed and turned up.