Briefcase: Sam’s Club, Agricultural Bank of China, Ford Motor Co.

• Sam’s Club is teaming up with a lender to offer loans of up to $25,000 to its small business members. The division of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is testing a program with Superior Financial Group, one of 13 federally licensed nonbank lenders. • The Agricultural Bank of China’s initial public offering has raised more than $19 billion in what could turn out to be the largest IPO ever. AgBank is selling 25.41 billion shares in Hong Kong and 22.24 billion shares in Shanghai. Based on Tuesday’s pricing, the rural lender would raise about $19.23 billion, according to a person familiar with the deal. • Ford Motor Co. sold a record 301,524 vehicles in China during the first six months of the year, up 53 percent from the same period in 2009, the company said.