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Testimonials

I run a consulting firm that supports CDFIs in their critical work to ensure access to credit and enhanced economic opportunity and job creation. The unique public-private partnership model of CDFIs warrants bipartisan support.

-Sharon Feuer Gruber, SFG Strategies, Silver Spring, MD

We want ALL entrepreneurs to have access to capitol to support their businesses. Especially those that may be deemed unbankable.

-Renay Dossman, NDC, Saint Paul, MN

NeighborGood Partners became certified as a CDFI by the U.S. Treasury in 2004 and since then, the Loan Fund has lent a total of $180.4 million in 294 loans for affordable housing, community facilities, and neighborhood revitalization. The fund averages about 20 loans a year, with its staff of five managing over $30 million in assets, which represents a 3000% growth in assets since 2004.

-Karen Speakman, Neighborgood Partners, Wilmington, DE