A $15-million small business loan fund announced Monday, June 11, is aimed at improving access to capital for minority and women-owned businesses in the Memphis area.

This week, the House approved FY2017 Funding for the CDFI Fund, including a defeat of the Marino-Duffy Amendment, preserving $250MM for the CDFI Fund.

This week the CSH was named as a supporter of the White House’s Data Driven Justice Initiative. Mercy Loan Fund hit a major milestone. VEDC shows support for small businesses in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York through their National African American Small Business Loan Fund.