Matthew Johnson

20%
Flag icon
I was the guarantor and as far as the bank officials were concerned I was the only one that counted. They did not want to deal with the poor who used their capital. And I made sure that the real borrowers, the ones I call the “banking untouchables,” never had to suffer the indignity and demeaning harassment of actually going to a bank.
Banker to the Poor: Micro-lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
Rate this book
Clear rating
Open Preview