NH’s Business: Is economic uncertainty in NH affecting bank lending to small businesses?
TEMPERATURES IN PLACE THROUGH LATE WEEK. WELCOME TO NEW HAMPSHIRE’S BUSINESS. I’M FRED KOCHER. THE ECONOMIC BUSINESS UNCERTAINTY THAT EXISTS RIGHT NOW IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY RAISES THIS QUESTION. OUR NEW HAMPSHIRE BANK’S LENDING, AS USUAL, ESPECIALLY TO THE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT DOT THE NEW HAMPSHIRE LANDSCAPE. WELL, HERE’S THE UNCERTAINTY. I’M TALKING ABOUT ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, JOB GROWTH STALLED, ESPECIALLY MANUFACTURING, HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AT RECORD LEVEL, OVERNIGHT VISITS FROM CANADA TO NEW HAMPSHIRE DOWN 49.3%. EXPORTS TO CANADA FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE DOWN 42%. NOW HERE ARE THE BANKS. I’M TALKING ABOUT COMMUNITY BANKS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, 37…
