Fifth Third Bank will expand its partnership with Accion US Network which provides access to a network of small businesses; the initiative will focus on increased lending for underserved small businesses in Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Ohio; the effort is also an extension of the bank's five-year, $30 billion Community Commitment and will utilize $10 billion allocated to small business lending, product innovation and enhanced underwriting and fulfillment for this alternative lending channel. Source
Vikas Raj, Managing Director at Accion Venture Lab, sat down with the TearSheet Podcast to talk about the firm’s portfolio...
Opportunity Fund is a nonprofit small business lender and Accion US Network leads a nationwide network of community lenders; together...
The CEO of the U.S. Network of Accion gives us the CDFI perspective on small business lending in underserved communities. Source
In the coming months Cincinnati-based Fifth Third bank will hire 200 new tech workers as it continues to invest in...
There are still three billion people around the world who are left out of the financial system; while many companies...