SBA 504 Loan & Rates Monitor – October 2023

September 30 marks the end of the SBA’s fiscal year 2023, and loan originations under the 504 loan program concluded the year at substantially lower levels than in the prior two years. For the full fiscal year 2023, 504 loan originations are down 30.3% compared to...

SBA 504 Loan & Rates Monitor – August 2023

Loan originations under the 504 loan program remain well below the level of the prior two years so far in FY2023. Through July 31, 2023, 504 loan originations are down 33.5% compared to the same point in FY2022, though this is a modest improvement from the 34.2%...

SBA 504 Loan & Rates Monitor – July 2023

Loan originations under the 504 loan program remain well below the level of the prior two years so far in FY2023. Through June 30, 2023, 504 loan originations are down 34.2% compared to the same point in FY2022, though this is a modest improvement from the 35.8%...

SBA 504 Loan & Rates Monitor – June 2023

Loan originations under the 504 loan program remain well below the level of the preceding year so far in FY2023, and are currently just slightly above where they were at the same point in FY2020. Through May 31, 2023, 504 loan originations are down 35.8% compared to...

SBA 504 Loan & Rates Monitor – May 2023

Loan originations under the 504 loan program remain well below the level of the preceding year so far in FY2023, and are currently just slightly above where they were at the same point in FY2020. Through April 30, 2023, 504 loan originations are down 39.2% compared to...

SBA 504 Loan & Rates Monitor – April 2023

Loan originations under the 504 loan program remain well below the level of the preceding year so far in FY2023, and are currently just slightly above where they were at the same point in FY2020. Through March 31, 2023, 504 loan originations are down 39.8% compared to...

EQCDX Monthly Commentary – February 2023

The Equalize Community Development Fund (EQCDX) is a public mutual fund security designed to provide current income, in the form of quarterly dividends, from a portfolio of first lien Small Business Administration 504 loans and USDA Rural Development loans. The Fund...

AHOMe Monthly Commentary – February 2023

The American Home Opportunity Mortgage Fund (“AHOMe”) is a Fund designed for the needs of investors seeking attractive yields from a portfolio of residential mortgage loans made to a deserving, yet underbanked community of borrowers. The Fund buys and holds Individual...

Equalize Market Commentary – 1st Quarter 2023

We are now halfway through the first quarter in 2023 and inflation remains the primary economic concern for the markets and investors. Its effects are causing central banks to raise rates and potentially slow the economy into a recession. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...

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