Broadly speaking, a CRA investment fund is a bond or loan fund that invests in mortgage or debt-related securities. These funds should support community development activities such as small business development, job creation, and affordable housing initiatives. Before...
The term “redlining” has recently come to refer to a variety of historically race-based exclusionary real estate practices, such as real estate agents’ use of racial steering to direct minority home buyers and tenants toward certain areas and away...
The pace of SBA 504 loan originations slowed yet again from the torrid pace set early in FY22. Forty-five weeks into fiscal year 2022 (started October 1st), 504 loan originations are up 13.9% compared to the same period a year ago. Originations this year are also up...
Equalize Capital is an SEC-registered asset management company with a mission to create and manage strategies that provide capital, investments, and loans to underserved small businesses and persons that serve local communities throughout the United States. Key...
A report issued in 2019 by the Small Business Administration (SBA) showed that small businesses account for 44% of U.S. economic activity. These businesses provide jobs and bring along more careers and opportunities. Cyclically, successful small businesses put money...
The impact investing market is rapidly expanding as investors and institutions increasingly embrace the significance of integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors into investment decision-making. ESG is a set criterion used to assess a company’s...
The pace of SBA 504 loan originations continued to slow from the torrid pace set early in FY22. Forty weeks into fiscal year 2022 (started October 1st), 504 loan originations are up 25.9% compared to the same period a year ago. Originations this year are also up...
The pace of SBA 504 loan originations slowed a bit more in May. Thirty-five weeks into the new fiscal year (started October 1st), 504 loan originations are up 32.2% compared to the same period a year ago. Originations this year are also up 208.6% compared to the same...
The pace of SBA 504 loan originations slowed a bit in April. Thirty-one weeks into the new fiscal year (started October 1st), 504 loan originations are up 36.6% compared to the same period a year ago. Originations this year are also up 70.1% compared to the same...
SBA 504 loan originations continued at a rapid pace in March. Twenty-six weeks into the new fiscal year (started October 1st), 504 loan originations are up 46.3% compared to the same period a year ago. Originations this year are also up 74.2% compared to the same...
