Oregon access to capital legislation advances
In 2008, banks made 87,274 loans for less than $100,000 to Portland-area small businesses, according to data collected pursuant to the Community Reinvestment Act. By 2019, that had dropped 35% to 56,963 loans. In dollar terms, Portland-area businesses got more than $1 billion in loans for less than $100,000 in 2008, but by 2019 that…