COVID-19 continues to slam several U.S. states – sickening people, overwhelming hospitals, slashing employment and closing businesses large and small. There is another type of wave building on the horizon – and it is lining up to challenge small business lenders in the U.S. over the next few months. Here Raja Sengupta, Executive Vice President of Wolters Kluwer Lien Solutions, and Dan Massoni, former Executive Vice President of Institutional Credit Risk Management at American Express, shed some light on how lenders can apply risk management practices to set the stage for long-term growth when working with borrowers, issuing new loans, and participating in federal lending programs.