# Prof. Cynthia Franklin on the challenges minority women face when seeking business loans

1 Faculty News November 25, 2014 ![CCTV logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_042799.jpg?itok=_MQ3VVcM)>

Excerpt from [CCTV](http://www.cctv-america.com/2014/11/25/minority-women-entrepreneurs-have-hard-time-securing-funds) -- "'Even if a minority woman has the same credit profile and the same credit history as a white male going for a loan, she’s still less likely to be approved for that loan,' [Franklin](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/cynthia-franklin) said."

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