The future of the federal Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund remains embroiled in politics and uncertainty that’s trickling down to the community lenders that rely on it as a ...

In Part 2 of this three-part series focused on why and how the community development finance field needs to reframe the role of capital technicians and the market, rebalance power relationships, and ...

Community development and small business projects in 13 Indiana counties will have new opportunities for growth under lending ...

At a time when diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) are under assault, there is an opportunity to find common ground with community development financial institutions (CDFIs). These ...

The deal to reopen the federal government earlier this month reversed the mass firings of thousands of federal workers. Among those who got their jobs back are the entire staff at the Community ...

In a shifting and uncertain world, community-based organizations are hard put to secure funding for their initiatives. Urban centers like New York City see that challenge expressed in growing ...

A construction worker carries a sawhorse in front of a building being renovated in the Colonial Village public housing complex in Norwalk. Credit: Ryan Caron King / Connecticut Public It’s no secret ...

Revitalizing American communities and industries has been a core priority for the Trump administration. Congress and federal agencies are pursuing policies aimed at increasing financial resilience and ...

In Native communities across the country, economic development has never been just about profit — it’s about people. It’s about restoring generational wealth, repairing broken systems, and reclaiming ...

Community development financial institutions around the country have been roiled by the Trump administration’s March 14 executive order targeting the CDFI Fund for elimination “to the maximum extent ...

Kern’s poor and underserved Hispanic communities are the focus of a local credit union’s recent campaign to establish a type of financial institution that could introduce new forms of help for people ...