Nearly every other consumer product sold in America has passed basic safety regulations well in advance of reaching store shelves, so why don’t business owners deserve the same protection when looking for a loan? Until action is taken to bring transparency to the small business loan process, business owners—and, indeed, many good lenders—will remain at the mercy of unscrupulous brokers. Better oversight could keep small business owners safe from some of the most egregious traps, and make sure that as the alternative lending industry matures, predatory brokers don’t lead us down the wrong path.

Yikes! where have we heard THIS rant before?