GE Survey Finds Midsize Companies See Better Economy

GE Capital, one of the biggest lenders to small and midsize U.S. companies this year, said a survey showed most chief financial officers see improved capital access, low to moderate economic growth and “healthy” hiring.

“None of the CFOs expect a double dip, and 84 percent see stable to improving” economic conditions, Dan Henson, who oversees GE Capital in the Americas, a unit of Fairfield, Connecticut-based General Electric Co., said in a telephone interview. “The picture has absolutely improved. You’ve got some moderate to decent growth.”