The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has announced that GE Capital will participate in the Bank's Supply-Chain Finance Guarantee Program, which provides competitively priced working capital financing to suppliers of U.S. exporters, particularly small- and medium-sized enterprises. GE Capital joins Citibank and JP Morgan in participating in Ex-Im's Supply-Chain Finance Guarantee Program.

Ex-Im Bank developed the program in response to the access to capital needs of small businesses and to help ensure that President Obama's National Export Initiative goal of doubling U.S. exports by the end of 2014 is met.

"Ex-Im Bank's supply chain financing creates new opportunities for U.S. exporters and supports jobs in cities across the country," said Fred P. Hochberg, chairman and president of Ex-Im Bank. "I am pleased that GE Capital is the latest lender to join this program, and I look forward to working together to ensure that our nation's small- and medium-sized businesses have the resources they need to grow and prosper."

The program supports GE Capital's purchases of accounts receivable owned by small- and medium-sized U.S. suppliers that are U.S. exporters. It also helps qualified suppliers obtain access to capital more quickly and improves their ability to fulfill new orders.