{"id":12997,"date":"2022-02-14T16:36:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T16:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uaaglobal.com\/moving-toward-a-solidarity-economy-lending-on-character\/"},"modified":"2022-02-14T16:36:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T16:36:36","slug":"moving-toward-a-solidarity-economy-lending-on-character","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uaaglobal.com\/moving-toward-a-solidarity-economy-lending-on-character\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving Toward a Solidarity Economy: Lending on Character"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"col-md-12 panel-display mccoppin clearfix \">\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 radix-layouts-column2 panel-panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-panel-inner content\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-dynamic-token-fieldnode-gia-submitted-by field--type-ds field--label-hidden field--item\">\n<div class=\"field--name-node-submitted-by\">Submitted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.giarts.org\/blog\/Nadia%20Elokdah\">Nadia Elokdah<\/a> on February 14, 2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--name-dynamic-token-fieldnode-body field--type-ds field--label-hidden field--item\">\n<p>&#8220;Conventional banking hasn&#8217;t worked for businesses owned by people of color. But a new network is designed to get money flowing fairly to BIPOC economies.&#8221; Common Future\u2019s CEO, Rodney Foxworth, speaks with Yes! magazine about their strategy to disrupt traditional lending models, which are neither racially neutral nor adequate for BIPOC communities or businesses.<\/p>\n<p><!--break--><\/p>\n<p>Character-based lending is &#8220;the practice of issuing loans based primarily on the borrower\u2019s character\u2014their involvement in and ties to the community, or their reputation and track record therein\u2014relegating financial criteria to a smaller role in decision-making,&#8221; reports Chris Winters. Common Future is working with several community partners for the launch of this approach including ConnectUp! Institute in St. Paul, Minnesota, a networking and business development group. that builds on personal relationships with community. Elaine Rasmussen, the organization\u2019s founder, reflects, &#8220;In the U.S., that kind of relationship historically was restricted to White business owners. 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