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” Regulators are working to ensure that lenders do not overreact and limit credit access to creditworthy borrowers.
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The future of small business lending will have a disproportionate impact on minorities. Although white owners continue to own the majority of small businesses, growth in business ownership has been considerably larger among minority owners. The U. S. Census Bureau reports that during the economic expansion from 2002 to 2007, the number of businesses owned by minorities increased 45 percent, led by African American owners, who experienced a 60 percent increase in businesses owned. White owned firms increased only about 13 percent during this period. While minority owned firms now account for more than 20 percent of businesses, they remain relatively small, employing only around 5 percent of the nation's employees. The vast majority of small businesses are seeded with the personal or family savings of the founder. While the scale may differ, the reliance of savings differs little across ethnic groups. Reliance on home equity and credit cards, important sources of start up capital, also display only minor differences across race, with minorities being slightly more dependent on credit cards and whites more often tapping home equity. As inflation and record low interest rates reduced the returns to savings, this decline may explain some of the dramatic fall in new business creations.