This is the third in a six-part series spotlighting CDFIs in the Wells Fargo Works for Small Business®: Diverse Community Capital program network, funded with a $175 million commitment to help diverse small businesses grow. Every Tuesday for the next three weeks, we will publish a story and case study that highlight an innovative program or service of these CDFIs.

Lending, grant, and social capital to scale up lending to diverse small businesses

Getting a small business loan from the bank has always been particularly hard for women and minority business owners.