Unaffordable and Unsustainable: The New Business Lending
Opportunity Fund
First published in May 2016
Today, Opportunity Fund releases our latest research report, “Unaffordable and Unsustainable: The New Business Lending on Main Street.” The report offers a first-of-its-kind analysis of the loans and cash advances being offered to small businesses by short-term, high-cost alternative lenders. This growing market of alternative lenders operates largely outside of government regulation, with many lenders selling short-term, high-cost financing products that do more harm than good.