Pub. 13 2023 2024 Issue 1

Past experience has taught us that we are stronger and most effective in our advocacy when we speak with one voice and that there can be harmful consequences when we don’t. We’ll rock your socks off. capital As a top Certified Development Company and Lender Service Provider, we help our banking partners succeed at SBA 504 and 7(a) lending. bsidecapital.org/co-lenders | 303.657.0010 Check out our library of SBA tools and resources in our Lender Portal. “B:Side Capital allows us to assist business owners through the SBA process with great rates, lower down payments, and an expedited process.” to compete and new capital requirements for larger banks that would limit their ability to lend at a time of economic uncertainty. The policy response to these failures should not place America’s competitive, thriving banking system at risk. Rather, we must seek solutions that preserve that competitive landscape and ensure that banks of all sizes with diverse business models are allowed to compete and succeed in serving the needs of their communities. To achieve that goal, we all must stand together as an industry and resist efforts to divide us. Past experience has taught us that we are stronger and most effective in our advocacy when we speak with one voice and that there can be harmful consequences when we don’t. In the days to come, there will be many conversations about the future of banking regulation, about potential changes to the deposit insurance system and what we can do to preserve the depth and diversity of our banking system. By speaking with a united voice on these and other issues, we can move our industry forward and work with policymakers to understand what happened at SVB, Signature and First Republic. But, even more importantly, we can reinforce the overwhelming strength and resilience of the U.S. banking sector and lift up the work our nation's banks do every day to make our communities better. Email Rob at rnichols@aba.com. 17 Colorado Banker

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