Exploring Trends in Community Development Consumer Lending
Eggleston, Mike (2025-06-17)
Consumer loans make up the largest part of community development financial institution (CDFI) financing. How does this lending differ in the Eighth District and the U.S.?
On the Economy

Community Development Lenders Get Big Opportunity
Eggleston, Mike (2022-08-03)
The Emergency Capital Investment Program is the largest ever targeted to community development lenders to help in their support of under-resourced communities.
Open Vault

The American Rescue Plan Resurrected a Key Small-Business Financing Program
Eggleston, Mike (2021-05-12)
Community lenders could play an important role in deploying funding from the resurrected and enhanced State Small Business Credit Initiative.
Open Vault

Boosting Financing for Small Businesses
Eggleston, Mike (2018-07-03)
Smaller companies need capital to survive and thrive. Here's how SSBCI, a $1.5 billion program, bolstered lending in the Midwest and beyond.
Open Vault

Small Business Lending Trends and Banking Deserts, 2019-23
Eggleston, Mike (2025-09-23)
Explore evolving trends in small business lending, the impact of banking deserts and the shifting preferences of small firms toward larger banks.
On the Economy

Tracking Banking Access Using the Bank On National Data Hub
Eggleston, Mike (2026-02-24)
Bank On account openings surpassed 4.8 million in 2024—a 20% increase from 2023—according to data reported by financial institutions to our BOND Hub.
On the Economy

Our Community Investment Explorer Data Tool Gets an Upgrade
Eggleston, Mike (2025-05-14)
Practitioners and researchers can gain insights on community and economic development financing from the updated Community Investment Explorer data tool.
Open Vault

Journal Article
The Funding Environment for Community and Economic Development Nonprofits in St. Louis
Eggleston, Mike; Gutkowski, Violeta A. (2023-11-16)
An analysis examines the importance of grant-based funding to community and economic development nonprofits in St. Louis and how that funding is distributed.
Bridges

Journal Article
All Low- and Moderate-Income Areas Are Not Created Equal
Eggleston, Mike (2016-07)
Read about the implications of disparities in consumer credit in LMI neighborhoods across metropolitan areas for both residents and regulated financial institutions that serve these markets.
Bridges , Issue Summer

Journal Article
Grassroots Neighborhood Revitalization in Hyde Park
Eggleston, Mike (2015-01)
Sun Ministries in North St. Louis is providing opportunities to hard-to-employ residents through enterprises including a woodshop, cafe, maintenance business and more, all with no public funding.
Bridges , Issue Winter