JPMorgans American Dream Initiative to Boost Small Business Lending by $80 Billion

An exterior view of the new JPMorgan Chase global headquarters building at 270 Park Avenue in New York City on Nov. 13, 2025. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty ImagesJPMorgan Chase plans to increase small business lending and hire 1,000 credit officers as part of the bank’s “American Dream Initiative,” the company said on March 31.Over the next 10 years, JPMorgan intends to deploy $80 billion in small‑business financing, delivered directly or in partnership with community development banks and federal programs.