- February 1, 2022Small businesses borrow mainly for four reasons: to start a business, purchase inventory, expand, or to strengthen the firm’s financial…
- November 17, 2021Because business ownership has been a means for many Americans to build wealth, providing loans and grants to entrepreneurs of…
- May 19, 2021Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) loan funds face a common capitalization challenge as they seek to grow—they must raise net…
- March 9, 2021Since 1980, the number of commercial banks has dropped from 14,400 to 4,600. Given the decrease in commercial banking options,…
- September 10, 2020This report uses the latest publicly available lending data from banks to examine changes in small business credit for June…
- July 15, 2020Since March 2020, businesses in the U.S. have been struggling to continue operations in the face of a global pandemic.…
- July 9, 2020To determine the initial effectiveness of government relief efforts, Gusto analyzed data from nearly 27,000 of our small business customers…
- May 22, 2020Since its founding in 2007, Tricolor has empowered customers by providing access to affordable financing on high quality, certified vehicles…
- May 5, 2020This report provides an analysis of how lending changed overall and in rural vs. urban areas before, during, and after…
- March 13, 2020CDFI Friendly America: A White Paper Introducing the CDFI Friendly Strategy for Smaller Cities and Towns By Mark A. Pinsky…
