Upgrades to the CDFI Coalition Website

We’ve added a story database (1,250 stories and counting), pages for every member of the House, and data on CDFI branches and locations, all organized by state and Congressional District.

Treasury Guarantees $498 million in Bond Funding for Projects in Low-Income Communities, Marking Largest Bond Issuance in Program History

Friday, October 11, 2024 Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced an agreement to issue three guarantees worth $498 million under the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program, the largest issuance in the program’s history. The CDFI Bond Guarantee program provides long-term, fixed-rate capital for projects in […]

CDFI Fund Announces FY 2024 CDFI Program and NACA Program Financial Assistance Awards

Thursday, September 26, 2024 WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) today awarded 357 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) with $408.2 million in Financial Assistance (FA) awards to provide financial services and products for low-income and underserved individuals and communities across America. The awards were made through the fiscal […]

Pathway Lending’s Hank Helton Elected Chair of CDFI Coalition

Hank Helton, EVP and Chief Stakeholder Officer of Pathway Lending, Tennessee’s largest non-depository Community Development Financial Institution headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., was elected Chair of the Board of Directors of the CDFI Coalition during its March 15th meeting in Washington, DC.

2023 CDFI Institute Wrap-up

Thank you to everyone who attended the SOLD-OUT 2023 CDFI Institute. We enjoyed seeing everyone in-person again for the first time since our last in-person Institute, which took place days before lockdowns in March of 2020. As part of the event, more than 100 CDFI advocates went to Capitol Hill to advocate for CDFI Appropriations. […]

Senate Letter on Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations

Today, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) released a draft letter to the Appropriations Committee in support of CDFI Fund Fiscal Year 2024 (FY 24) Appropriations. Sen. Menendez, a long-time supporter, is inviting other Senators to sign his letter. The letter endorses the administration budget request of $341 million for the CDFI Fund. The closing date for […]