American Banker reports on small business lending by gender

According to a recent article published in the American Banker, women are less likely to secure a loan through traditional banks. The article states, “Although women own a third of U.S. small businesses, they get less than 20% of the loans made through the bank-centric, federally backed system.” It goes on to say that “only 5.5% of women business owners obtain commercial loans of any kind from banks or other financial institutions to start or acquire their businesses, compared with 11.4% of male business owners.”

They further report that traditional bankers should take note, 

“Only 18% of SBA 504 and 7(a) loans were made to women-owned businesses in fiscal year 2016.”

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