San Francisco

Credit Where It’s Due: Innovative Asset-Building Strategies

Lunchtime Forum

Image courtesy of Flickr user woodleywonderworks

Over 200,000 Bay Area families struggle to get loans, cash checks or rent apartments, and an average of 9.5 percent of their annual take-home pay goes toward predatory lenders’ fees. Learn how the Mission Asset Fund’s Lending Circles model has started to provide group access to affordable loans and help build credit, giving borrowers a path into the financial system.

+ Jose Quiñonez / Mission Asset Fund

Admission

Free to SPUR members
$10 for non-members
Okay to bring lunch

Refund Policy

Sponsorship payments: Will not be refunded, as sponsorship benefits take effect immediately and are on-going through the date of the event.

Auxiliary Services

If, in order to participate in a SPUR event, you need auxiliary aids or services for a disability (e.g., qualified interpreter, qualified reader, written materials, taped texts) please submit your request five business days before the event to [email protected] or 415-781-8726 x132. SPUR will work with you in identifying effective auxiliary aids or services that it can provide. If you need to cancel your request, please notify SPUR at least two business days before the event.