More than 99 percent of Arizona's businesses are considered small with more than 40 percent of Arizona employees working for small businesses, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration.
A study by Civic Economics found that when $100 is spent at a locally-owned business, that business puts $47 back into the local economy while the total is just $13 for non-local businesses.
Licenses issued by Arizona Department of Financial Institutions during Q4
| License Holder | License Type | Issued Date | License Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mariner Finance, LLC, Chandler, AZ Branch | Consumer Lender | 2020-10-27 | CL-BR-1013988 |
| Mariner Finance, LLC, Chandler, AZ Branch | Sales Finance Company | 2020-10-27 | SF-BR-1013989 |
| Vertex Home Loans, LLC | Mortgage Broker | 2020-12-01 | MB-1015236 |
| ML Mortgage Corporation, Chandler, AZ Branch | Mortgage Banker | 2020-12-04 | BK-BR-1015412 |