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Are Loans to Minority-Owned Firms Mispriced?

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  • William D. Bradford
  • Chunbei Wang
  • Magnus Lofstrom
  • Michael Verchot

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We use survey data on small business loans granted in 2022 and 2023 to explore racial disparities in the terms of loans to small firms. Similar data have not been available since the 2003 Survey of Small Business Finances. We find that for Hispanic-, Asian-, and Black-owned firms, the interest rate paid was higher than for comparable White-owned firms, after considering the controls for risk that determine the interest rate on loans. Another component of credit is collateral. We find that cosignatures from third parties are required more frequently for minority firms than is justified by our economic analysis.

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  • William D. Bradford & Chunbei Wang & Magnus Lofstrom & Michael Verchot, 2025. "Are Loans to Minority-Owned Firms Mispriced?," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 115, pages 477-482, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:115:y:2025:p:477-82
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20251122
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    JEL classification:

    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance

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