Microlendings macro effect

“But thanks to a small but growing network of banks and nonprofit groups that specialize in microlending, entrepreneurial immigrants like Chacon are gaining access to precious capital.

The Association for Enterprise Opportunity, a Virginia-based trade group, estimates total U.S. investment in microlending to be $100 million to $150 million a year.”

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