Impact

Cumulative Impact Since 1980

Since our founding, Self-Help has provided $5.24 billion in financing to 60,103 homeowners, small business owners, and nonprofits.

Download a PDF of our 2008 Impact Statement

Home Lending

$260 million -- 3,642 homebuyers  

• female-headed households - 30%
• minority-headed households - 46%
• households in rural areas - 36% 

Small Business Lending

$336 million -- 2,848 loans

• 22,115 jobs created or maintained
• female-owned businesses - 43%
• minority-owned businesses - 46%
• businesses in rural areas - 45%

Community Facilities Lending

$179 million -- 733 loans

• 27,509 childcare spaces
• 22,683 public charter school spaces
• 2,016 supportive housing spaces
• 8,128 jobs created or maintained
• female-led organizations - 70%
• minority-led organizations - 60%
• organizations in rural areas - 49% 

Secondary Market Financing

$4.5 billion -- 49,836 loans

• female-headed households - 42%
• minority-headed households - 43%
• households in rural areas - 14%

Residential Real Estate Development

• $12.3 million invested
  
• 103 housing starts
  
• 91 First-time homebuyers
  

Commercial & Residential

Real Estate Development

• $73 million invested
• 16 commercial properties renovated (598,238 square feet)
  
• 2 commercial properties awaiting development (75,000 square feet)
  

Policy & Advocacy

• Policy: Provided technical assistance to coalitions and policy makers to bolster efforts to end payday lending and require responsible mortgage practices in over 35 states. Supported national foreclosure prevention efforts.

• Reports: Released major research reports educating policymakers and consumers on key issues including payday lending, mortgage lending, and abusive overdraft lending practices.

Awareness: Raised exposure to and understanding of the dangers of predatory lending through more than 21,000 media citations in 2007.