CDFI Stories 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.

Our CDFI is housed in a non-profit dedicated to cultivating entrepreneurial leadership within underserved communities to increase their economic mobility. CDFIs are crucial to this work and bridging the gap to help entrepreneurs access funding before being able to approach a traditional lender for a myriad of reasons such as lack of credit history, being underbanked or never banking, lacking access to financial literacy resources and education around borrowing process. Being able to combine training resources with microlending support enables our org to further serve these populations in a way that best meets their needs and creates economic growth and jobs within our local communities.

Ariana Garcia, ASSETS PA, Lancaster, PA

True core CDFIs are the leaders and support mechanisms in rural communities. They are the local trusted partners that positively impact individuals, companies and communities to build equity and hope into areas that are difficult to develop.

Lori Moen, GROW SD, Sisseton, SD

It is critically important that the United States Department of the Treasury continues to support the work of CDFIS throughout our great nation.

Robert Williams, Rainier Valley Community Development Fund, Seattle, WA

The work of CDFIs is critical to supporting credit in underserved communities.

Mark Kaufman, Neighborhood Impact Investment Fund, Baltimore, MD