CDFIs provided necessary funding and support to communities, including small businesses. Economic opportunity is the path to a unified society.
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.
CDFIs provided necessary funding and support to communities, including small businesses. Economic opportunity is the path to a unified society.
To build communities by providing financial support to under-served entrepreneurs who have been denied financial assistance by other financial institutions.
The financial education offered by Native CDFIs has been making huge impacts within the community. I have been involved in the CDFI network for 8 years and am seeing the positive results. This is especially critical for the younger generations.
CDFIs make banking accessible for entrepreneurs and small businesses that often lack the institutional knowledge and networks to feel confident in the lending space. CDFIs are a critical tool that helps diversify our economy.