Native CDFI Stories and Data

Native CDFI Stories

Built to Scale: Designing a Business with Scale in Mind
Empowered Women International is a program under the Latino Economic Development Center that unlocks the potential of women through the power of entrepreneurship.
St. John Manor
Clearinghouse CDFI (CCDFI) provided a $4,097,478 loan to St. John Village, LP to support the refinancing efforts of St. John Manor, an affordable independent living property for senior citizens in Bakersfield, CA.
Catonsville CO-OP brings together food, community, and local businesses
In the summer of 2011, a few Catonsville residents met at the local library. They shared a passion for supporting local businesses and wanted to bring those products into their community. Eleven years later, that idea has blossomed into the Catonsville Cooperative (CO-OP) Market and Grocery, a market and community hub owned and operated by owner members of the community.
A Grand Opening Like No Other
A brand new, 90-unit affordable housing community near downtown Sunnyvale, has opened the doors to its first residents and officially celebrated with a Grand Opening like no other!

Native CDFI Fact Sheet

Testimonials

CDFIs provide critical support that empowers communities to thrive. These financial institutions provide capital that leverages expertise and best practices from the financial services and business sectors to put capital to work in communities across the nation.

-Kavita Raman, KRG Consulting, San Francisco, Ca

CDFIs create impactful changes in communities and provide catalytic growth and changes which provide jobs, particularly in low and moderate in come areas.

-Kathy Bonney, Clearinghouse CDFI, Lake Forest, CA

CDFIs are filling the deep credit gap encountered in many communities providing financing to small businesses, affordable housing, and community facilities, creating jobs and business opportunities and promoting revitalization.

-Mark Wilson, Coalition for Responsible Community Development, Los Angeles, CA

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