Recent News Stories and Data

Ernest Walker Insurance Agency
432 Flats
GoGAL Program
Enhanced Estètic

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.

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.

Testimonials

Our credit union has been a certified institution since 2017 if not for the [CDFI] program we could not lend to individuals that have a problem getting funding if this program is not funded many citizens who are in financially weakest position the most.

Michael Veksler, The Finest Federal Credit Union, New York, NY

CDFIs, as mission-driven financial institutions are at the forefront in providing access to capital to underserved borrowers.

Marsha Diane Krassner, MDK Consulting Group, San Antonio, TX

CDFIs help make our world a better place.

Jeffry R. Brown, , Edina, MN

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