Barry Sloane Featured as a Guest on Neil Cavuto to Discuss Bank of America Debit Card Fee's

Barry Sloane Featured as a Guest on Neil Cavuto to Discuss Bank of America Debit Card Fee's

The Show was aired on October 5 at 6:00pm EDT, Fox Business Network National

NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Newtek Business Services, NASDAQ: NEWT, The Small Business Authority, announced today that Barry Sloane was featured on Neil Cavuto to discuss the Durbin Amendment and the new debit card fees. The video can be accessed here. Barry Sloane discusses how the Durbin Amendment to the Dodd Frank bill was primarily driven by politics and transfers wealth out of the banking industry to the retail industry.

Newtek Business Services, The Small Business Authority, provides the following products and services:

-- Electronic Payment Processing: eCommerce, electronic solutions to accept
non-cash payments, including credit and debit cards, check conversion,
remote deposit capture, ACH processing, and electronic gift and loyalty
card programs.
-- Managed Technology Solutions (Cloud Computing): Full-service web host
which offers eCommerce solutions, shared and dedicated web hosting and
related services including domain registration and online shopping cart
tools.
-- eCommerce: A suite of services that enable small businesses to get up
and running on-line quickly and cost effectively, with integrated web
design, payment processing and shopping cart services.
-- Business Lending: Broad array of lending products including SBA 7(a) and
SBA 504 loans.
-- Insurance Services: Commercial and personal lines of insurance,
including health and employee benefits in all 50 states, working with
over 40 insurance carriers.
-- Web Services: Customized web design and development services.
-- Data Backup, Storage and Retrieval: Fast, secure, off-site data backup,
storage and retrieval designed to meet the specific regulatory and
compliance needs of any business.
-- Accounts Receivable Financing: Receivable purchasing and financing
services.
-- Payroll: Complete payroll management and processing services.

Newtek Business Services, Inc.,The Small Business Authority, is a direct distributor of a wide range of business services and financial products to the small- and medium-sized business market under the Newtek((TM)) brand. Since 1999, Newtek has helped small- and medium-sized business owners realize their potential by providing them with the essential tools needed to manage and grow their businesses and to compete effectively in today's marketplace. Newtek provides its services to over 100,000 business accounts and has positioned the Newtek(TM) brand as a one-stop-shop provider of such business services. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, there are over 27.5 million small businesses in the United States, which in total represent 99.7% of all employer firms.

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" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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.

Rubenstein Public RelationsTelephone: (212) 843-9335Contact: Liz Petrova / lpetrova@rubensteinpr.com

SOURCE Newtek Business Services, Inc.

Newtek Business Services, Inc.

Web Site: http://www.thesba.com

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