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AL01 Stories

Gordon Rebounds
  • Gordon,
  • Alabama
  • Communities Unlimited
Rural Alabama Town Finds Its Footing After Years of Struggle
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Sixth Avenue Baptist FCU Helps a Member Rebuild with Grace
  • Birmingham,
  • Alabama
  • Inclusiv, Sixth Avenue Baptist FCU
A Birmingham Family Finds Hope and Housing Stability Through Faith-Rooted Financial Support
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Rural Grocery Store Revitalization
  • Livingston,
  • Alabama
  • Opportunity Alabama
OPAL’s CGA program recruited new owner and introduced two CDFIs to upgrade equipment and facades of Market Place in Livingston.
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OZ‑Invested Industrial Development
  • Tuskegee,
  • Alabama
  • Opportunity Alabama
OPAL helped structure Opportunity Zone investment via OPAL Fund into REAL Park, bringing industrial jobs and investment to Tuskegee area.
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Map of AL01 CDFI Branches and Stories

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.

AL01 Investment Map

CDFI Investment Map

Mapped CDFI investment data (2005-2023), via the CDFI Coalition's partnership with CDFI Friendly America.
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CDFI Advocacy App

Want more state data? Check out CDFI Friendly America's mobile-friendly CDFI Advocacy App for impacts from 2005-2023.
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AL01 Fact Sheet

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Testimonials

Thanks to the Bank Enterprise Award Fund, United is able to issue responsible credit and financial services to underserved customers… BEA is critical for offsetting the cost of running a small‑dollar loan program.

Robert Jones, United Bank of Alabama, Atmore, AL

CDFIs are valuable because of their interaction with communities and flexible products and services. They can do things midsize and large banks can’t do.

Leroy Abrahams, Regions Bank, Birmingham, AL