Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty by The law review articles below are available through LexisNexis and Westlaw. Use keywords such as: microfinance; law; regulation; and microcredit.
Alexandra O'Rourke, Public-Private Partnerships: The Key to Sustainable Microfinancing, 12 Law & Bus. Rev. Am. 179 (2006).
Aaron Jones, Promotion of a Commercially-Viable Microfinance Sector in Emerging Markets, 13 Geo. J. Poverty Law & Pol'y 187 (2006).
Joseph J. Norton, International Academy of Commercial and Consumer Law Changing Law For Changing Times, 13th Biennial Meeting: Banking Law Reform and Users-Consumers in Developing Economies: Creating an Accessible and Equitable Consumer Base from the "Excluded", 42 Tex. Int'l L.J. 789 (2007).
Todd Arena, Social Corporate Governance and the Problem of Mission Drift in Socially-Oriented Microfinance Institutions, 41 Colum. J.L. & Soc. Probs. 269 (2008).
The bepress Legal Repository offers articles on a range of topics, including microfinance. Use keyword: microfinance.
Robert D. Cooter and Hans Bernd Schaefer. "Law and the Poverty of Nations" 2008.
Michael S. Barr, "Microfinance and Financial Development" (April 2005). University of Michigan Legal Working Paper Series. University of Michigan John M. Olin Center for Law & Economics Working Paper Series. Working Paper 46.
Michael S. Barr, "Banking the Poor" (March 2004). University of Michigan Legal Working Paper Series. University of Michigan John M. Olin Center for Law & Economics Working Paper Series. Working Paper 49.
JSTOR* provides journal articles in a number of different disciplines. Because the database is so large, I suggest performing a Boolean search using several keywords, such as "microcredit AND law".
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The Microfinance Gateway is the premiere website for information regarding microfinance. It addresses many different areas, and includes a section dedicated to "Microfinance Regulation and Supervision."
The MIX Market provides financial information for member MFIs.
Organized by RESULTS, the Microcredit Summit brings together some of the brightest minds involved in microfinance.
Grameen Bank founded by Dr. Muhammad Yunus continues to provide a model for many MFIs.
ACCION is one of the largest microfinance organizations in the world.
International Year of Microcredit
FINCA International is another large MFI.
Kiva allows people to make loans directly to poor individuals by using a credit card.
Pro Mujer is an MFI which provides loans to women in Latin America.