Church Lending (and Other Ways to Renew Urban Neighborhoods)




ABA Banking Journal Podcast show

Summary: As urban areas across the country grow and change, community development financial institutions like Metro Bank in Louisville, Ky., are meeting the unique needs of these evolving neighborhoods. Pedro Bryant discusses Metro Bank’s customized loans to churches, which provide critical funds to grow facilities and programs at organizations uniquely situated to support community revitalization, as well as key underwriting factors bankers should consider when lending to houses of worship.