Selected Readings
May 2006 - Social Lending Today: Challenges Facing Social Finance Intermediaries - Center for the Development of Social Finance
Social Lending Today: Challenges Facing Social Finance Intermediaries, By Rupert Ayton and Stephanie L. Sarver, Center for the Development of Social Finance
Although the intermediaries that serve the mainstream market are abundant, those that serve the social finance market are not. This background paper discusses the challenges facing the social finance space on four phenomena: fragmentation, inefficient investment and loan processes, limited finance expertise, and the scale of social enterprise/social mission company financial need.