Fintech Investigative Report
August 10, 2018Last year, Congressman Cleaver launched a groundbreaking investigation into the small business lending practices of Financial Technology (FinTech) companies, studying…
Improving Small Business Financing
August 6, 2018The report starts with background and context on the importance of small businesses to the U.S. economy as well as…
Small Business Perspectives on Online Lenders
June 10, 2018This report discusses findings of a study conducted by the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland…Advancing Minority Small Business Capital Access
May 30, 2018Through the Milken Institute and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Partnership for Lending in Underserved Markets (PLUM) initiative, we are…
2017 Employer Firms Credit Survey
May 22, 2018The Federal Reserve released “2017 Small Business Credit Survey: Report on Employer Firms.” Learn more about how small business owners…
Impact Study of Small Business Lending
April 3, 2018Accion in the U.S. and Opportunity Fund recently released a groundbreaking report that examines the impact of mission-based small business…
How Microlenders Price For Growth
April 2, 2018Aspen’s FIELD program released a new report, “The Price of Access: How Scale-Focused Microlenders Are Pricing for Growth.” The report…One Year of Equity Crowdfunding
March 29, 2018On May 16, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s new investment crowdfunding rule, Regulation Crowdfunding (Regulation CF), went into…Firms’ Response to Hiring Difficulties
March 22, 2018Understanding the sources of mismatch between the labor pool and the needs of firms is important. There can be significant…2016 Rural Firms Credit Survey
December 22, 2017The physical location of rural small employer firms in less densely populated areas presents an economic, demographic and cultural context…
