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Small Business Lending at Highest Level since 2008
by Allison Reilly — A new report from the Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index has found that small business lending hit a four-year high in November. The lending index jumped by 18% between November 2010 and November 2011. It's now at its highest level since February 2008.
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