25th Anniversary Stories and Data

Meet Allison Bell, Owner of Little Things Preschool and Daycare
Rebuilding Together
Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation Lending in PA District 1
CDVCA Invests in Goodwrx

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.

CDFI Investment Map

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

CDFI Advocacy App

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

I support CDFIs because I’ve witnessed the economic development they bring to an underserved community and the people that inhabit these areas.

Taney Turner, ELGA Credit Union, Grand Blanc, MI

We are proud to be one of the many CDFIs channeling capital into otherwise economically underserved communities nationwide. Since 2017, we have financed over 3,000 affordable homes, aided by awards from the CDFI Fund. The CDFI Fund’s programs are essential to our work and our ability to attract and leverage private capital.

Rebecca Foster, San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund, San Francisco, CA

Since 2011 the RGVMB CDFI has assisted over 140,000 borrowers across the Nation with access to needed capital. This work can only be done with help from the CDFI Fund.

Nick Mitchell, Rio Grande Valley Multibank CDFI, Brownsville, TX

CDFIs provide affordable capital to borrowers that may not be able to access credit from mainstream financial institutions. Unlike other non-bank options, CDFI loans are affordable and transparent. And CDFIs take a holistic approach, prioritizing the wellbeing of individual clients and the borrowers that live within them.

Adam Safer, Carolina Small Business Development Fund, Raleigh, NC