NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Newtek Business Services Corp., (NASDAQ: NEWT), The Small Business Authority^®, announced today the release of the SB Authority Index of small business indicators for January 2015 which reached 130.08 points.  Approved SBA lending volumes, new entity formation and the ADP employment report led the increase. The SB Authority Index is up 0.18% from December 2014.  On a year-over-year comparison, the SB Authority Index is up 4.00%.

Barry Sloane, Chairman, President and CEO of The Small Business Authority^® commented, "The SB Authority Index and the small business market is off to a slow start in 2015, however the seeds are planted for slow continuous growth throughout the rest of the year. Higher levels of financing offered by banks, as well as a robust equity market, will sow the seeds for continued growth in 2015."

About Newtek Business Services Corp.

Newtek Business Services Corp., The Small Business Authority^®, is an internally managed business development Company that provides a wide range of business services and financial products under the Newtek^® brand to the small- and medium-sized business (SMB) market. Since 1999, Newtek has provided state-of-the-art, cost-efficient products and services and efficient business strategies to over 100,000 business accounts across all 50 States to help them grow their sales, control their expenses and reduce their risk.

Newtek's products and services include: Business Lending, Electronic Payment Processing, Managed Technology Solutions (Cloud Computing), eCommerce, Accounts Receivable Financing, The Secure Gateway, The Newtek Advantage^™, Insurance Services, Web Services, Data Backup, Storage and Retrieval, and Payroll.

The Small Business Authority^® is a registered trade mark of Newtek Business Services Corp., and neither are a part of or endorsed by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

Statements in this press release including statements regarding Newtek's beliefs, expectations, intentions or strategies for the future, may be "forward-looking statements." All forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, intensified competition, operating problems and their impact on revenues and profit margins, anticipated future business strategies and financial performance, anticipated future number of customers, business prospects, legislative developments and similar matters. Risk factors, cautionary statements and other conditions, which could cause Newtek's actual results to differ from management's current expectations, are contained in Newtek's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available through http://www.sec.gov.

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