Article: Wells Fargo Meets Goal to Lend $1 Billion to African American Small Business Owners Two Years Early.

Accomplishment reflects strength of African American small business community

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Recognizing the vitality of African American small business owners throughout the nation, Wells Fargo & Company said Sunday it has reached its goal, set in 1998, to lend $1 billion to African American business owners nationwide by 2010. A new multi-year lending goal will be announced later this year.

Wells Fargo is celebrating the achievement this year with a number of events, including screenings of the film, "Two Dollars and a Dream" (written and directed by Stanley Nelson and distributed by Filmmakers Library), about ...

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