Citi, Citi Foundation commit $1.15 billion to close racial wealth gap
With the aim of providing greater access to banking and credit in communities of color, increasing investment in Black-owned businesses, expanding homeownership among Black Americans, and advancing anti-racist practices in the financial services industry, the Action for Racial Equity initiative will offer growth capital, preferential financing, expanded procurement spending, and technical assistance to Black-owned businesses, minority depository institutions, and the communities they serve....
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