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In this series, small-business owners, nonprofit leaders, and community lenders share their struggles and successes in getting PPP loans during the pandemic.
The Fed’s community development experts share the inspirations and motivations behind their work.
It’s like we have two Bay Areas: one where people have opportunities, and one where people are working hard to get ahead, but economic, social, and educational systems are failing them.
San Francisco Fed
Academically, I was in the top 10 percent of African American students in the nation. Not one time was I told anything about owning a business, owning a house, owning stock.
Kansas City Fed
[Fred Rogers] gave me a small book, a trolley, and a card, and he wished me luck. The wishes and luck are blessings I carry with me into places and spaces where I hope to make positive changes.
Board of Governors
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What happens when a small business falls under the radar of the nation’s largest lenders during a pandemic?
The United States economy needs to work for everyone. We commit to doing our part, both in the work we produce and in how we engage with people and issues relating to race and racial inequity in America.
