WASHINGTON, D.C. - Small businesses that have previously filed for bankruptcy are no more burdened than other small firms by poor cash flow, high health insurance costs, or excessive taxes, and they attain similar firm sizes, according to a study released today by the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy 

However, they have about a 24 percent higher likelihood of being denied a loan and are charged interest rates at least 1 percent higher than other firms. The report finds that firms owned by African and Latino Americans are even more likely to be denied loans and charged higher interest rates.

However, they have about a 24 percent higher liklihood of being denied interest rates at least 1 percent higher that other firms.  Continue...