We use this page to keep you up to date on changes in the environmental and construction industry as well as other issues that may be of interest to you. Drop us a line if you have any particular subject you wish to see discussed. Better yet, e-mail us at mail@lenderconsulting.com.

• Construction Management at Community Lenders 

  Why use an independent construction monitoring firm? During 2010 and early 2011, LCS held meetings across its footprint with all sizes and types of lending institutions. During these meeting LCS received one very consistent message.  Read more

   

• Changes to the USSBA SOP 50 10 5C 

  The U.S. Small Business Administration has released the new version of the agency's SOP 50 10 5. The new policy, SBA 50 10 5C, replaces the SOP 50 10 5(B), and will apply to all applications for 7(a) or CDC loans received by the SBA on or after October 1, 2010. Read more

   

• The Small Business Jobs Act Update

  The Small Business Jobs Act that is heading for approval may be just what the commercial market needs to get a spark to light the commercial real estate market fire. The bill is proposed to make $30 billion available to community banks for lending to small business. Read more

   

• Alternatives to the ASTM-1527-05 AAI Phase I Environmental Site Assessment

• LCS’ EPIC Report Preferred by Special Assets Departments

• The Retainage Process and Construction Draws

• The SBA Changes Environmental Rules Effective August 1st 2008

• LCS Rolls Out a Combined Environmental and Property Inspection Report

• LCS, Inc. Develops New Construction Monitoring Packages for Business Banking

• Former Citizens Bank SVP Having Big Impact at LCS, Inc.

• LCS, Inc. Introduces the EAQuick Opinion Report

• LCS, Inc. Goes ESOP

• FDIC Responds to AAI Rule: First Chance to Agency’s Guidance in 13 Years

• LCS’s EAQuick Loan Check Product Meets and Exceeds FDIC’s New Recommendations for Environmental Risk Program!
  

• EPA’s All Appropriate Inquiry (AAI) Rule… WHO NEEDS IT?