Commercial Business

Recapping 2025 small business lending trends, this article highlights the lessons lenders learned and outlines the key economic signals to w [...]

Small businesses need a lender who understands their urgency. Learn how new technology, next-gen scores, and AI are building trust and speed [...]

Analyze small business lending trends, how economic shocks & trade policy affect profit margins, and why falling interest rates point to a 2 [...]

Navigating the unpredictable economy? Discover the latest small business lending data, market trends, and interest rate insights in our Sept [...]

Explore the latest small business lending trends, including stable credit quality, a shifting labor market, and rising import costs.

Unlock your small business's potential with strong business credit. Learn why it's crucial, who checks it, its benefits, and how to optimize [...]

Discover insights on small business resilience amidst economic shifts, including lending trends, consumer spending, and job market changes.

Unlock commercial lending success. Integrate data and analytics to validate businesses, assess risk, boost cash flow insights, and accelerat [...]

Using the power of alternative data to assess commercial credit risk beyond traditional credit scores.

Small business lending dips in May 2025. Get key insights on market trends, economic uncertainty, and subscribe to our Main Street Lending R [...]

Economic uncertainty for small businesses? Get expert insights on consumer trends and business resilience in our Market Pulse Podcast Episod [...]

Personal vs. business credit lines are blurring. Discover changing small business financing trends and data insights from our April 2025 Mar [...]

Fight business fraud! Learn KYB tactics & the power of business verification. Protect your company from scams & losses.

Navigate small business lending uncertainty in 2025. Explore market trends, economic insights, and strategies for growth.

The small business lending environment remains solid, even though some challenges are present.¹ While loan defaults and delinquencies ar [...]

There’s no question the economy in the United States is facing an uncertain 2025. Many people are wondering what will happen with inflat [...]

For many commercial lenders and service providers the economic landscape in 2025 is a lot like driving on a foggy night. Visibility is l [...]

Small and medium-sized business (SMB) lending has undergone a transformation in recent years, thanks in large part to advancements in te [...]

Become a valued small business partner by empowering SMBs with the data and solutions they need to be successful

The world of commercial insurance is changing fast. Tons of new businesses are popping up every day, from YouTubers and Instagram influe [...]

Small- and medium-sized business (SMB) lending has evolved in recent years, thanks in large part to advancements in technology. Innovation [...]

Here are four ideas to expand your small business relationships and bring in more deposits.

In today's economic landscape, small businesses face a complex web of both challenges and opportunities. Market trends and financial dyn [...]

Our latest Market Pulse webinar gave our panelists the opportunity to share insights on the current state of consumer profiles and popul [...]

The June 2024 Market Pulse webinar gave our esteemed panelists the opportunity to share insights on the current state of consumer prof [...]

  Here’s a striking statistic: 93% of small business owners expect moderate or significant growth over the next 12 months [...]

In June’s Small Business Indices, we focused on consumer spending and its implications for the overall economy. In this blog, we will shar [...]

Small businesses are the backbone of the American economy. They play an important role in job creation and economic growth.¹ Over 99% of [...]

In recent months, the U.S. economy has been navigating various challenges, affecting both big and small players alike. Let's take a clos [...]

In honor of Small Business Month, we’re sharing tools and thought leadership to keep you in-the-know. Below, you’ll find an overview o [...]

The market is continuing to move.  Small businesses are often the first to react to economic fluctuations. Although, even with careful m [...]

The 2024 financial market leaves many in a state of uncertainty except for a certain bright spot: small businesses. This Small Bus [...]

In 2023, the landscape was tumultuous. American small businesses, lenders, and service providers faced many challenges. These included s [...]

In recognition of Small Business Week, we’d like to introduce the new 2024 Market Trends and Predictions Report focusing on the curr [...]

We are excited to be celebrating small business week (April 28 - May 4)! In the April 2024 Market Pulse webinar, we discussed d [...]

On our April 18 Market Pulse webinar, our experts talked about the roadblocks that business [...]

The small business landscape continues to shift, and due to a few recent trends we identified the need to take a step back to get a bett [...]

We are in unparalleled territory when it comes to the small business landscape. In this blog, we'll cover the recent boom in small busines [...]

33.3 million businesses in the United States qualify as small businesses. 1 In recognition of Small Business Month, we produced [...]

When it comes to the small business landscape the one thing we generally all agree on is this is a time [...]

Two years ago, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) firms were legit Fintech superstars. Globally, transaction values soared by $87 billion from 201 [...]

Similar to your personal credit, maintaining good business credit is fundamental to growing and protecting your business. In today’s high [...]

In the ever-evolving world of real estate investments, adaptability is the key to success. The landscape of property investments is shif [...]

The landscape of small businesses is evolving, and the numbers speak for themselves. Over the past three years, the small busines [...]

In July 2023, small business lending and financial stress exhibited distinct regional and industry-based trends. As we look at the Equifax [...]

An uncertain economy is challenging for any business, and in particular small businesses. According to [...]

Small business continues to dominate news headlines. Each month, we release the latest Equifax small business lending, delinquency, and [...]

It is National Small Business Week and at Equifax we are celebrating big with a lot of new announcements! 99.9% of businesses across the [...]

With global supply chain delays disrupting the automotive industry’s inventory, some companies have resorted to turning away buyers simply [...]

Despite an uncertain economy, the number of small businesses has soared. And that translates to big opportunity for lenders who leverage [...]

The future is uncertain, and success or failure is not predetermined They say nothing in life is certain, and as we head into [...]

For our February 16 Market Pulse webinar, our panel of experts discussed how you can focus on growth in the current economy. Today, it i [...]

It is no secret automotive businesses are currently facing low inventory. Supply chain delays are going on all over the world. This curr [...]

For our April 14 Market Pulse webinar, our panel of experts discussed the recent supply chain crisis, as well as, the latest economic [...]

Conventional wisdom tells us there are two main ways to achieve your revenue targets in 2022. For most companies, it boils down to either [...]