In the first year of the Schwab Charitable Microfinance Guarantee Program, donors set aside $10-million from their gift funds to guarantee small loans to poor entrepreneurs in developing countries. As ...

For thousands at the edge of poverty in Santa Clara County, the gap between being housed and unhoused is as little as $350. A ...

A decade ago, Unitus set out to accelerate the commercial investment in microfinance—to prove that banks and other investors could earn a return on their loans while helping impoverished people move ...

Toronto, ON, May 14, 2008 – The MasterCard Foundation launched its Scholars Program today by awarding grants totaling $600,000 to six leading microfinance training institutes. The program will fund ...

In Tijuana’s red-light district, thousands of women rely on sex work to survive. A study led by researchers at San Diego State University finds a program that combines economic support and education ...

BlueOrchard Finance, a Switzerland-based impact investment manager, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have entered a $50 million risk-sharing agreement for microfinance coverage in ADB’s developing ...

The San Francisco company, the charitable giving arm of Charles Schwab Corp., said in launching its microfinance guarantee program last week that it that lets donors set aside a portion of their ...

The FINANCIAL — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to provide an additional $50 million in assistance for a successful microfinance program which is supporting growth and employment opportunities for ...