CDFI Fund Stories and Data

CDFI Fund Stories

Built to Scale: Designing a Business with Scale in Mind
St. John Manor
Catonsville CO-OP brings together food, community, and local businesses
A Grand Opening Like No Other

CDFI Fund Fact Sheet

Supporting Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) is crucial for economic growth and access to capital in underserved areas. CDFIs provide essential financial services, stimulating local economies by offering affordable loans to small businesses and nonprofits. Increased funding for CDFIs ensures expanded outreach and impact, promoting economic stability and development. Enhanced budgetary support for CDFIs is a strategic investment that benefits the nation’s economic infrastructure.

-T. Jay Diallo, First Community Capital, Inc., Riverside, CA

CDFIs provide the flexible and essential financing for community development, affordable housing, small business and nonprofits that other lenders dont serve. They connect communities with capital.

-Carla Weil, Capital for Change, Wallingford, CT

We believe people are more than just a credit score. We believe Lending helps the Community and we do the lending that others will not.

-Donn Dischert, Alltru Credit Union, St Louis, MO

Map of CDFI Fund CDFI Branches and Stories