Pendulum Pusher

REVIEW SUMMARY
What. Gulf Coast community banker speaks up on FDIC committee.
Issue. Will the federal jobs bill include capital to spur small-business lending?
Impact. President Obama's $30 billion proposal to spur small-business lending is more doubtful.

As Congress debates a jobs bill and financial reform, a new federal committee of community bankers hopes to influence the small business funding program to free up lending.

That is, if Washington's partisan politics, or rising commercial real estate loan losses don't get in the way — two big “ifs”.