Welcome to Part 2 of our State of Small Business Panel on The Art of SBA Lending Podcast with William "Bill" Woodard, Chief Credit Officer at T Bank, Jordan Hallam, Director of Government Guaranteed Lending at SouthState Bank, Nick Roach, President and CEO of Stone Bank.

In this episode we cover which industries are hot right now, why you should be thanking your servicing teams, spikes in deal fall-outs and pay-offs, unpacking valuation gaps, and increased brandawareness of SBA since covid.

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1:55 Which industries are doing poorly and which are doing well right now? 5:12 What trends have you noticed from home improvement businesses born in the Covid era? 9:20 Giving credit and props to your servicing teams 11:15 Noticing a spike in pay-offs 14:25 Making revisions to origination based on analyzing your portfolio 17:41 Cautiously optimistic origination 19:20 Unpacking the valuation gap 21:52 Fragility of transactions and deal fall-outs in acquisitions 23:40 Construction industry insights 25:19 Increase in demand and brand awareness for SBA due to PPP 27:42 YOY SBA volume trends for 2023 29:04 One lesson you learned in 2023 32:12 Another one of Ray's games- what inning of this economic cycle are we in? 34:09 One thing to look forward to in 2024

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