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Alternative lenders provide a necessary service to small business ownersÂ--but some loans carry excessive costs. Financial innovation and greater competition can help bring prices down.

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Same Old: The Bank of England decided once again to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.5%, even as the British economy appears to be gaining steam. The British central bank under the stewardship of Governor Mark Carney also left its stimulus program unchanged continuing to hold about $628 billion in government bonds it has purchased over the past five years. ...

Community banks consider customer service their big advantage against larger competitors. But that strategy may not be working.

Chinese investment firm Sailing Capital and Chinese conglomerate Sanpower teamed up to buy Brookstone Holdings Corp.