Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are invaluable resources to local economies across the U.S. These mission-driven organizations, certified by the U.S. Treasury, provide alternative ...

Fund has awarded $10 billion in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation authority to 142 organizations across the country. | ...

Rashidah Billups’ has a unique relationship with Open Access. “With a background in finance and technology, I kind of grew up in the fintech industry as it was emerging,” she told NJBIZ, “and I’ve ...

The Treasury Department Friday issued a long-awaited revision to its community development financial institution certification process, a move that CDFI advocates say provides much-needed updates to ...

Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) provide responsible and affordable credit to underserved communities. Congress provided support for community-based lenders during the COVID-19 ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) has released its 2023–2024 Impact Report, Made by History. Made for this Moment. The publication captures two pivotal years ...

At a time when diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) are under assault, there is an opportunity to find common ground with community development financial institutions (CDFIs). These ...

Changes are coming for the more than 1,300 federally-certified Community Development Financial Institutions, or CDFIs. Those comprise mission-driven banks, loan funds and credit unions that aim to ...

Southern Bancorp Inc. said Monday its acquisition of Springfield, Mo.-based Ozark Heritage Financial Group Inc., including ...

Community development financial institutions around the country have been roiled by the Trump administration’s March 14 executive order targeting the CDFI Fund for elimination “to the maximum extent ...

In a shifting and uncertain world, community-based organizations are hard put to secure funding for their initiatives. Urban centers like New York City see that challenge expressed in growing ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct 31 (Reuters) - A year ago, Karlene Sinclair-Robinson was writing loans and hosting education seminars for small businesses and entrepreneurs as finance director of Community ...