Stronger Economy (More Than Federal Policy) Will Spur Business Loans, Federal Reserve Presidents Say

Federal policy will not be the gating factor that hastens the pace of small business loans in 2014-2015 according to Federal Reserve President Charles Evans, of Chicago's Federal Reserve Bank. It is the strengthening economy that will pave the way for stronger lending in 2014 and 2015, Evans said. Dennis Lockhart, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta agrees.