September 15, 2026 Stories and Data

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September 15, 2026 Stories

Ernest Walker Insurance Agency

Tampa,
Florida

BBIF

Ernest Walker Insurance Agency used BBIF working capital to expand staffing, support payroll, and strengthen marketing as demand for the Tampa insurance agency increased. The financing will support three new sales agents and give the business additional capacity to serve clients across Florida.

432 Flats

Nashville,
Tennessee

Affordable Housing Resources, Inc.

Affordable Housing Resources developed 24 one-bedroom condominiums on Murfreesboro Pike to create an attainable homeownership option for Nashville’s workforce. The 465 sq. ft. units were paired with down-payment and closing-cost assistance for qualifying buyers, helping reduce upfront barriers to ownership.

GoGAL Program

Savannah,
Georgia

Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs

ACE’s Savannah Women’s Business Center graduated 20 entrepreneurs through the GoGAL Program, developed with Step Up Savannah and Start Up Savannah. Participants received business training, individualized planning assistance, and $2,500 microgrants to help launch or expand their businesses.

Enhanced Estètic

Sandy Springs,
Georgia

Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs

Enhanced Estètic is a Sandy Springs salon offering waxing, lash, skincare, retail, and professional training services. A $25,000 ACE loan and business coaching helped owner Jhada Williams open a storefront, improve cash-flow management and pricing, expand products and training, and prepare the business for continued growth.

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Map of September 15, 2026 CDFI Branches and Stories

Thank you to our partners at Inclusive and CDBA for sharing data on CDFI Bank and CDFI Credit Union branch locations. In addition, about 100 of our CDFI Stories come from OFN’s story database.

September 15, 2026 Investment Map

CDFI Investment Map

Mapped CDFI investment data (2005-2023), via the CDFI Coalition's partnership with CDFI Friendly America.

CDFI Advocacy App

Want more state data? Check out CDFI Friendly America's mobile-friendly CDFI Advocacy App for impacts from 2005-2023.

September 15, 2026 Fact Sheet

These funds were used to construct our high school building, which has served thousands of students and families in our community.

Todd Peterson, Hiawatha Academies, Minneapolis, MN

As a CDFI, we are able to provide loans and investments to borrowers for projects that improve the quality of life in our community’s low to moderate income census tracts. Frequently, these transactions are not supported by financial institutions directly under competitive terms and conditions that we as a CDFI can make.

Dan Kane, Dayton Region New Market Fund, Kettering, OH

CDFIs are very good stewards of federal dollars, both in terms of leveraging other resources and by making loans and investments with great repayment history.

Suzanne Anarde-Devenport, Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC), West Sacramento, CA

We ask for your support because CDFIs are a reliable and thoroughly vetted resource to urban, suburban, and rural communities across the country, ensuring businesses and homebuyers have access to capital that helps alleviate generational poverty.

Renay Dossman, Neighborhood Development Center, Saint Paul, MN