Published On: March 9, 2026|By |Categories: Blog, News|
How Community Institutions Are Closing the SMB Lending Gap

The Financial Brand’s Nick Holland recently featured Vancity’s Bill Cunningham, Unitus’ Brian Devereux and JUDI.AI’s Gord Baizley about the proliferation of cash flow underwriting in small business lending.

“Bottom line: Community institutions have the cheapest capital and the deepest community relationships — what they’ve lacked is the technology to make small-dollar lending economically viable. That technology now exists. The institutions moving fastest are proving that community-based lending and modern efficiency are a single circle Venn diagram.”

Read the full article: https://thefinancialbrand.com/news/business-lending/how-banks-are-closing-the-smb-lending-gap-196089

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