African-Americans make up 13.2 percent of America’s population. However, out of the nearly 6,000 banks in operation, only18 banks are owned by American-Americans, according to the FDIC. And only one, City First,manages assets in excess of $1 billion. Undoubtedly, the undercapitalization of Black banks has severely restricted Black banks’ ability to compete and underwrite credit....

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