Fact Sheet The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Effect on Small-Business Credit in Detroit
Brett Theodos, Eric Hangen, Jorge González-Hermoso, Benny Docter, Christopher Davis
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, small businesses in Detroit experienced closures and drops in sales, but despite these challenges, data from September 2019 to March 2021 reveal they were mostly able to pay their bills. Even in vulnerable sectors, delinquencies, defaults, and bankruptcies did not dramatically increase. Largely, these businesses remained afloat through federal stimulus payments, lay-offs or other cost-cutting measures, forbearance from creditors, and local relief programs. But preexisting inequities in business health for owners of color have continued through and will outlast the pandemic.

Research Areas Economic mobility and inequality Neighborhoods, cities, and metros
Tags Tracking the economy Community and economic development
Policy Centers Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center
States Michigan
Cities Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI