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NEW YORK, Nov. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy, representing over 99 percent of U.S. employers and generating almost $5 trillion a year. To help support these businesses, Marc Bernstein, head of small business lending at Wells Fargo, says they've increased small business lending by over thirty percent - extending almost 700,000 loans nationwide.

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