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The Federal Reserve’s latest survey of economic conditions, released yesterday, contains a stark warning for small business operators: credit conditions are tightening, and loan demand from small businesses remains subdued.​

The Data

The Fed’s Beige Book reports that “small businesses reported increased costs and ongoing difficulties in accessing credit, partially due to regulations around community development financial institutions”.

While commercial loan demand from larger businesses expanded, small business lending stayed flat.​

Businesses that analyze financial data regularly see higher average revenue growth.

But 62% of small business owners don’t review financials monthly because it’s time-consuming.

AI removes the friction.

The Rate Environment

The prime rate decreased to 6.75% in January, down from 7.00% in December.

In theory, this should help.