Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM03)

2022 Impact in the District

2,271 loans and investments totaling $362.4 million in the district in 2022

Stories from the District
Building dreams on the Pueblo
It took Bernard Garcia 14 years to see his dream take shape. It was not for lack of trying, but due to invisible barriers that keep him and other indigenous entrepreneurs who do business on Tribal lands from expanding.
Canjilon: RCAC bolsters New Mexico village’s push for water security
Perched atop a mesa in northern New Mexico’s Rio Arriba County, the small village of Canjilon is a living testament to the deep-rooted heritage of its community. Home to nearly 300 residents, primarily of Hispano and Indigenous descent, Canjilon’s roots stretch thousands of years, during which the Pueblo, Apache, and Navajo peoples have called the surrounding lands home.
Clearinghouse CDFI Helps Fund Native COVID Resilience and Recovery Program
Red Feather Development Group's New Native Home Resource Network will Connect Limited Income Families Living on the Hopi and Navajo Nations to Healthy Housing Resources
Guadalupe Credit Union
Guadalupe Credit Union is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and Juntos Avanzamos designee that proudly serves Northern New Mexicans of all faiths, professions, ages and backgrounds. GCU is 100% committed to providing financial education, products and services that work to help low-income, low-wealth, and other underserved communities join the economic mainstream.
I Knead Sugar Bakery
DreamSpring borrower success story
La Castaneda
Two historic New Mexico hotels—La Castaneda (1898) and the Plaza Hotel (1882)—are seeing new life
CDFIs with Branches in the District
Everyones Federal Credit Union
First American Credit Union
First Financial Credit Union
First Financial Credit Union
First Financial Credit Union
First Financial Credit Union
Guadalupe Credit Union
Guadalupe Credit Union
Guadalupe Credit Union
Guadalupe Credit Union
Guadalupe Credit Union
Guadalupe Credit Union
Guadalupe Credit Union
Guadalupe Credit Union

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