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Racial Funding Gap Shows Black Business Owners Are Shut Out From Accessing Capital

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In the paper “Impacts of Owner Race and Geographic Context on Access to Small-Business Financing,” researchers note that, “Over the time frame covered by 2003 SSBF data, the average loan size was $89,833 (white-owned firms) and $53,843 for minorities among firms with annual sales under $500,000. Enforce the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.