Resource Category: Microlending

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