How do mergers affect small businesses?

A: As per to a recent study by Federal Reserve and Wharton Financial Institutions Center economists, not a big deal. Their analysis revealed that acquisitions do not take place to be associated with an important reduction in small business lending by the participating banks. And in those cases where there is some reduction, it emerges out to be offset by the positive reaction of other banks in similar local market. Most banks view the period instantly following a merger transaction as the most very much competitive, as competing lenders try to win small business relationships away from the merging institution.