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Live Oak Bank Grant Fuels Workforce Mobility Through The Forward Fund

$LOBPress releaseMay 27, 2026, 8:00 AM ETRead the release

Live Oak Bank highlighted the first-year impact of its five-year, $1 million commitment to The Forward Fund, a North Carolina-based workforce mobility initiative. The program issued $2.3 million in zero-interest loans to over 270 individuals for career training in high-demand fields such as CDL, nursing, and electrical linework.

Key figures

Loans issued y1
2300000
Grant commitment
1000000
Loans in repayment
1400000
Grant duration years
5
Individuals served y1
270
Avg post program salary
45000
Partnerships established
8
Estimated annual earnings generated
2800000

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