As part of the Community Reinvestment Act, data is collected from banks and other lending institutions of a certain size to track where their loans are going (loans reported are for less than $1 million). When viewed spatially, this information can help give a snapshot of lending activity and assess how well local lending institutions are meeting the needs of their communities.
This map shows the number of small business loans that were originated in 2015 for each census tract in metro Atlanta. The darker areas had a greater number of loans. We can see that there has been a lot of lending activity for businesses in the northern parts of the region, as well as in south Fulton County, following general patterns of employment centers. Keep in mind that census tracts are different sizes, so it is difficult to compare a larger tract to a smaller tract.
Source: Community Reinvestment Act, 2015 via Neighborhood Nexus
