NY07 Stories and Data

Diki Daycare Center
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CDFI Program Financial Assistance Success Stories: Spring Bank

Testimonials

CDFIs benefit communities like Syracuse, which have experienced economic decline due to the withdrawal of large employers (like Carrier, GE, etc.) but are also seeing revitalization.

-Lisa Saka, Resident, Syracuse, NY

We cannot abandon Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), who do measurable, positive work in our communities.

-Jill Hurst-Wahl, Hurst Associates, Ltd., Syracuse, NY

CDFIs provide extraordinary support to many people who otherwise would not be able to access ordinary banking and credit opportunities. They are frequently located in banking deserts”

-Sam Eschenbrenner, Syracuse Cooperative Federal Credit Union, Syracuse, NY