President’s Budget Stories and Data

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Rebuilding Together
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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.

CDFIs are an important to give access to those who can’t get access to capital from traditional banks and provides important Technical assistance to borrowers pre and post loan as needed.

Lynn Cutler, WORC/EOF, Philadelphia, PA

CDFIs provide responsible and affordable loans to individuals, businesses, and organizations that are unable to obtain financing from conventional banks – not because they aren’t worthy of a loan, but because their risk profile doesn’t fit the more rigid criteria used by conventional banks. This is an essential service for making sure loan capital reaches deserving borrowers with unconventional loan applications. And because CDFIs disburse loans instead of grants, they offer a sustainable solution to financing and teach borrowers how to manage budgets and pay back their loans.

Lance Loethen, Tract Advisors, LLC, Stockton, NJ

CDFI are critical in our outline areas. The focus areas and collaborative efforts with tribal members continue to be a success.

Eric Shepherd, Sisseton Wahpeton Housing Authority, Sisseton, SD

CDFIs are a lifeline for many small business owners who cannot get traditional financing from large banks.

Ericka Powell Sinclair, Harlem Entrepreneurial Fund, LLC, New York, NY