CDFI Stories Stories and Data

Meet Allison Bell, Owner of Little Things Preschool and Daycare
Rebuilding Together
Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation Lending in PA District 1
CDVCA Invests in Goodwrx

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

Native CDFIs are crucial to provide the financing, investment and literacy services to improve economic and social conditions in Native communities where inadequate or non-existent mainstream financial services are commonplace. We are seeing the positive impacts of Native CDFIs across Alaska and Indian country through increased homeownership, profitable Native-owned small businesses and community improvement projects. Supporting Native CDFIs will build stronger, more resilient communities and better the economy for the nation.

Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)

CDFIs are critical lender and investors in low-wealth communities and low-resourced communities in South Carolina. CDFIs are vital lenders for affordable housing, small businesses, and community facilities. We strongly support the protection of the CDFI Fund.

Bernie Mazyck, South Carolina Association for Community Economic Development, North Charleston, SC

Our CDFI improves the quality of the communities we serve by creating quality jobs through the small business that we support.

Julie Jurosic, Anchor Financial Services, Perrysburg, OH

CDFIs help people with the big repairs, supporting jobs, and financing vehicles to get to work and shopping. These are all good for the economy as well for those individual families.

Heather Engelman, Cooperative Federal, Syracuse, NY