Diversity Lender
Grameen America
Microloans for Women Entrepreneurs
Loan Amount
Up to $2,500 (initial)
Rate
15% APR
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Program overview
How Grameen America's diversity lending program works.
Carries on Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus' legacy. Helps entrepreneurial women who are impoverished and underbanked with microloans, financial literacy training, and support. 99% repayment rate.
Certifications accepted
Which certifications qualify a business for this program.
Grameen America's diversity lending program is open to businesses holding any of the certifications below. Lenders verify the certification at underwriting, so the certificate needs to be active and in good standing at the time you apply.
Underwriting requirements
Minimums Grameen America sets at application.
Women entrepreneurs, particularly those who are low-income or lack access to traditional banking.
What else this certification opens
Corporate buyers that accept the same certifications.
The certifications Grameen America accepts also unlock the corporate supplier diversity programs below. So the same certification that gets you working capital here can register you as a supplier with these companies.
Compare other lenders
Adjacent diversity lending programs.
Before you borrow
Diversity lenders verify certification at underwriting.
Almost every diversity lender requires an active diverse-business certification on file before approving a loan. The quiz checks which certifications you qualify for and matches them to the lenders that recognize each one, so you can sequence the certification first and the financing second instead of getting denied at underwriting.