Obama pushes smaller banks to offer loans

From: The Washington Times | December 23, 2009 

One week after summoning Wall Street executives to discuss lending and financial-regulation reform, President Obama spoke Tuesday with the heads of a dozen community banks about their role in helping businesses get the capital they need. As the nation continues to grapple with double-digit unemployment, Mr. Obama called reviving the credit markets a key to job growth. He told the bankers that he is looking for ways to cut red tape in order to stimulate lending. "There remain enormous opportunities as we come out of this recession for businesses to start growing again and to start hiring again," he said. ...

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