Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) are mission-focused lenders that work to serve low-income communities. But because CDFIs aren’t motivated by profits, and their own resources are limited, they often can’t meet the demand for loans in their area. How can we boost their capacity and accelerate lending to small businesses in underserved communities? By creating a secondary market for small business loans, we can expand the capacity of CDFIs and give more entrepreneurs the support they need. This is what the Entrepreneur Backed Assets (EBA) Fund aims to do. EBA Fund is a collaborative effort by the Aspen Institute’s Business Ownership Initiative, Revolve Capital, and the Microfinance Impact Collaborative. Learn more about EBA Fund.
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Tweet How can we get more capital to #entrepreneurs in low-income communities? Let’s start with community development financial institutions (#CDFIs).
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