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October 24, 2017

Katherine Fisher to testify before House Small Business Subcommittee

Fisher will provide testimony at hearing on Oct. 26 regarding improving small business capital access

Hanover, Maryland, October 24, 2017 - Katherine "Kate" Fisher, a partner in the Maryland office of Hudson Cook, LLP, is scheduled to speak at a hearing before the Congressional House Committee on Small Business in Washington, D.C., on October 26, 2017.

The Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access will meet for a hearing on "Financing Through Fintech: Online Lending's Role in Improving Small Business Capital Access." The hearing will provide the subcommittee with an opportunity to examine recent trends in how small businesses obtain capital, the different business models in the industry and how online lending fits into the overall lending landscape. Fisher is one of several witnesses who will testify before the subcommittee.

Fisher's practice focuses on consumer financial services and small business financing. She represents banks, finance companies, private equity and investment bank investors, merchant cash advance companies, and small business lenders establishing new programs and products. She also conducts due diligence and compliance reviews of consumer lending and business financing portfolios.

The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 26, 2017, in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will be published live on the committee's website on Thursday.

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