Mike Owen

SBA 504 Advisor/Emeritus, CDC Small Business Finance

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Michael Owen is deeply committed to the economic prosperity and sustainability of the thriving communities served by CDC Small Business Finance, an award-winning community lender and non-profit.

Owen has been active in the field of economic development and lending over the last three decades. During that stretch of time, Owen has been responsible for approving credit requests and managing business operations that have supported more than $18 billion in small business lending.

What’s the result of deploying that amount of financing? Prosperity. The affordable funding we’ve issued to entrepreneurs has created and retained more than 100,000 jobs in California, Arizona and Nevada.

Current responsibilities include:

  • Advising the SBA 504 leadership team on all business operations for the SBA 504 product line
  • Providing guidance on government relations strategies
  • Participating in the development and management of new products, and company expansion objectives.

The U.S. Small Business Administration certifies CDC Small Business Finance to offer a broad range of SBA products including the SBA 504 commercial real estate loan Community Advantage loan and the SBA Microloan in the three states we serve.

We’re proud to say we are the nation’s most active SBA 504 and Community Advantage lender in terms of the loans issued, and dollars approved and funded. This is a massive win for the areas we serve because it demonstrates affordable capital paired with transparent terms and stellar service is flowing to the neighborhoods that arguably need it the most.

In addition to that CDC Small Business Finance administers the:

  • State of California guaranty program
  • SBA 504 secondary market product through a partnership with Morgan Stanley and CDFI, or community development financial institution, which helps minority entrepreneurs and businesses in low- to moderate-income communities obtain affordable funding. products, and company expansion objectives.

Owen and his wife, Kim live in San Diego County.

 

Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree in business administration, with an emphasis in finance, real estate and law from California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

 

Achievements + Awards:

  • SBA’s Financial Advocate of the Year award
  • California State Universities’ Spirit of Entrepreneurship Supporter of the Year award

 

Community involvement:

  • Member of the national committee for regulatory/technical issues reform for NADCO, the national trade group for community development companies, or CDCs.
    Former regional director for NADCO.
  • Former credit committee member for the State of California’s CalRecycle loan program

Impact

CDC Small Business Finance

44
years

As a leader in nonprofit lending

20.9
billion

Dollars in SBA real estate financed

190
million

Dollars in working capital loans

4.7
billion

Dollars to people of color, women & veterans

253
thousand

Jobs created and preserved

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