Forbes

Celebrating AANHPI Heritage Month & The Native CDFI Capital Access Convening

As we celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month this May, we recognize the critical role Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) play ...
Forbes

A Lifeline For Native And Rural Communities Is Under Threat. Here’s Why That Matters.

For generations, Native and rural communities have faced systemic financial barriers that make homeownership, entrepreneurship, and economic growth extraordinarily difficult. In places where ...
MarketWatch

Oweesta Corporation's President & CEO to Participate in Panel Discussion at 5th Annual Policy & Capacity Building Summit by Native CDFI Network

The Native CDFI Network (NCN) will host its 5th Annual Policy & Capacity Building Summit on December 11-13, 2024, bringing together Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), tribal ...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

HCF expands social impact investment fund to $20M

The Hawai‘i Community Foundation is doubling down on impact investing, expanding its Social Impact Investment Fund to $20 million as leaders say the model has proven its ability to strengthen housing, ...
American Banker

Undermining the CDFI Fund would be a grave mistake for the country

The Trump administration's plan to reduce the performance of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund would sacrifice one of the country's most cost-efficient investments in itself, ...
dailyyonder.com

Trump Administration Guts Community Finance Fund, A Move That Threatens Tribal Economies

This story was originally published by ICT. Roughly 25 years ago, only 1 percent of all small businesses on the Cheyenne River Reservation in northwestern South Dakota were Native owned despite Native ...
MarketWatch

Oweesta Corporation Celebrates 25 Years of Empowering Native Communities

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. National Native CDFI intermediary reflects on milestones and unveils ambitious plans for the future. LONGMONT, Colo., ...
The Business Journals

Wells Fargo grants are supporting a more equitable and prosperous future for Native Americans

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. When you look at a map outlining reservation lands, you ...
Morningstar

Unleashing Potential: The Vision for Native Economic Development

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / March 4, 2025 / As a pioneering force in advancing Indigenous economic sovereignty, the Wisconsin Indigenous Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WIHEDC) ...
Business Wire

Morgan Stanley Investment Management and Opportunity Finance Network Announce Annual Contribution Recipient in Support of Affordable Housing Initiatives

The Wisconsin Native Homeownership Coalition, under Wisconsin Indigenous Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WIHEDC), will bring Native CDFIs in Wisconsin, including First American Capital ...
Yahoo

Tribes prepare for loss of SNAP benefits, other programs in government shutdown

As the longest government shutdown continues without an end in sight, tribal leaders across Arizona are preparing their tribal members for impact and uncertainty, especially the loss of SNAP benefits.