2018
Joint Economic Committee Holds Hearing on Innovation Economy, Barriers to Accessing Capital
July 30, 2018
IPWatchDog
Surdna Foundation Awards Grants Totaling $4.2 Million
June 12, 2018
Philanthropy News Digest
13 Organizations Awarded $12.1 Million From Wells Fargo to Support Diverse Small Businesses
June 7, 2018
Diversity Inc.
National Funders say they Hope Rural Groups Apply for $10 Million Challenge
June 1, 2018
The Daily Yonder
Banks want in on tax reform plan to spur investment in distressed areas
March 6, 2018
National Mortgage News
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BBVA Compass, Opportunity Finance Network kick off program to cultivate next generation of CDFI leaders
February 21, 2018
BBVA.com
Opportunity Finance Network Announces $5 Million in Grants to CDFIs
February 17, 2018
Philanthropy News Digest
MEDA Awarded $1 Million for Growth and Development of Minority-Owned Businesses in Minneapolis
February 13, 2018
Minnesota Business
$5MM Awarded to Five CDFIs for Innovative Strategies to Drive Transformational Change
February 13, 2018
CNN Money
2017
OFN Names COO
November 13, 2017
The Beat
Andrew Givens hired as COO at OFN
November 9, 2017
Crain's Washington DC
Vasiloff hired as chief external affairs officer at OFN
November 9, 2017
Crain's Washington DC
Jennifer Vasiloff, Chief External Affairs Officer at Opportunity Finance Network
November 9, 2017
Washington Business Journal
Andrew Givens, Chief Operating Officer at Opportunity Finance Network
November 9, 2017
Washington Business Journal
3 Places Women-Owned Businesses Turn for Financing
October 25, 2017
nav.com
Where Community Development Finance Grows
October 3, 2017
ImpactAlpha.com
Bridging the Wealth Divide
October 2, 2017
CreditUnions.com
How to Connect the Dots Between Wall Street and Main Street
September 28, 2017
CreditUnions.com
Community Finance Network: Tremendous Growth but Major Gaps Remain
September 28, 2017
Nonprofit Quarterly
Investing Your Savings in America's Small Businesses Reaps 40X Greater Return
September 27, 2017
Forbes
Former Craft3 CEO honored in memoriam
September 27, 2017
The Daily Astorian
U.S. Community Development Lenders Look to Expand Impact, Footprint
September 26, 2017
Next City
New CDFI Community Investment Fund
August 9, 2017
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
The Trump plan that may hurt red state bankers
March 16, 2017
American Banker
If Trump Cuts This Little-Known Federal Program, It Will Gut Low-Income Communities
March 16, 2017
Fast Company
2016
Lessons of mortgage crisis go unheeded in small-business lending market
New breed of nonbank platforms have churned billions of dollars of loans
December 16, 2016
The Financial Times
Controversial cash advances come at a high cost to small businesses
December 1, 2016
CNN Money
Pay Day: Who Cares About Empowering Responsible Small Business Lenders?
November 22, 2016
Inside Philanthropy
Award to help ACFCU extend services, lending
November 4, 2016
The Business Journal
Helping Minority and Women Small Business Owners Combat Predatory Lending
Four CDFIs are honored with 2016 Small Business Leader Awards, because of their service as mission-driven lenders
October 31, 2016
Black Enterprise
Elsie Meeks awarded the 2016 Ned Gramlich Lifetime Achievement Award
October 28, 2016
Capital Journal
Atlanta Nonprofit Wins National Grant to Bring Economic Equality to Low-Income Communities
October 18, 2016
Cascade Patch
Wells Fargo awards $1.6 million to CommunityLoanCenter
August 20, 2016
The Brownsville Herald
Lending a hand: Wells Fargo awards $1.6M to Community Loan Center
August 20, 2016
Valley Morning Star
Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union eyeing Virtual Teller Machines for parts of Tri-Cities region
August 20, 2016
Johnson City Press
NEXT Awards for Fintechs Reaching Disinvested Communities
August 18, 2016
FintekNews
How Technical Assistance Won The Super Bowl
August 16, 2016
Triple Pundit
5 questions with Ceyl Prinster, CEO of Colorado Enterprise Fund
July 23, 2016
Daily Camera
Confused about small business loans? This site will help.
June 23, 2016
Business Forward
New Loan Resource For Entrepreneurs of Color
Venturize platform gives small business owners access to trustworthy loan information
June 20, 2016
Black Enterprise
Small business loan comparison tool launched by nonprofit (and other news from Washington today)
June 8, 2016
The Business Journals
Opportunity Finance Network just launched a new loan resource platform for small biz
June 8, 2016
Generocity
Nonprofit Group Launches Loan Comparison Tools -- Including APR Calculators -- For Small Businesses
June 8, 2016
Forbes
Atlanta CDFI: “Take Two” for Minority Entrepreneurs
May 25, 2016
Next City
Capital for Communities: CDFIs Innovate on Small Consumer Loans
March 21, 2016
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Connecting Big Banking to Community Investment
February 19, 2016
Next City
High-Impact Investing
Op-ed by President & CEO Mark Pinsky
February 10, 2016
Huffington Post
2015
The Policy Behind the Investing Behind That New Neighborhood Grocery Store
December 21, 2015
nextcity.org
Native CDFI Taps New Financing Source
October 22, 2015
Indian Country Today Media Network
Small Businesses Push for Transparency in Online Lending
October 8, 2015
Governing.com
Groundbreaking CDFI Deal Will Make a Difference in Chicago
October 2, 2015
Next City
Clearinghouse CDFI Closes $100 Million U.S. Treasury Bond to Finance Community Development Projects in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada in 2015-16
September 30, 2015
RealEstateRama
Bridgeway receives $15M federal bond for development in low-income areas
September 30, 2015
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Three Kentucky organizations secure $40M in U.S. Treasury Bonds for community projects
September 29, 2015
The Lane Report
Small Black Businesses Easy Prey for Predatory Lenders
August 5, 2015
Black Enterprise
New campaign educates female and minority business owners about predatory lending
July 20, 2015
AL DÍA News
A $3.6M Grant To Tame The Wild West Of Small Business Lending
July 14, 2015
Forbes.com
How OFN is using partnerships to champion community development
July 13, 2015
Generocity
5 Important Things to Know About Community Lenders
June 8, 2015
NerdWallet.com
Are Predatory Business Loans the Next Credit Crisis?
May 1, 2015
Governing.com
The celebration continues for Fresno EOC’s 50 years anniversary
March 9, 2015
Vida en el valle
CDFI Network Targets Women, Minorities for SME Loans
March 3, 2015
PYMNTS.com
Helping Small Business Lenders Up Their Game
February 28, 2015
Forbes.com
Minority-owned businesses to gain more access to capital
February 25, 2015
AL DÍA News
Helping Minority Businesses Succeed: OFN and Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Small Businesses partner on program to increase minority business lending
February 20, 2015
Diversity Journal
The Big Box Bank: Wal-Mart Makes a Play for the Underbanked
February 19, 2015
Credit.com
Kentucky Highlands chosen for finance collaborative to increase small business
February 13, 2015
The Lane Report
2014
Why More Credit Unions Should Explore CDFI Certification
OpEd by Mark Pinsky
November 14, 2014
Credit Union Journal
CU System Briefs
October 17, 2014
Credit Union National Association (CUNA)
Founder of Hope Credit Union Receives 2014 Ned Gramlich Award for Responsible Finance
October 17, 2014
Social Funds
Latinos Non-Profit Lenders
October 17, 2014
NBC News
Black Shirt Brewing credits success to Denver micro-lender
October 17, 2014
The Denver Post
Announcing Awardees of the First-Ever Small Business Leader Awards for Mission-Driven Lenders
October 16, 2014
My Social Good News
Hope Credit Union CEO Receives Honor
October 10
Credit Union Times
Three CDFIs receive NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance
September 24
Social Funds
Wisconsin Group Aims to Preserve Sec. 515 Properties
September 22
Affordable Housing Finance
The Drug War and the Mass Incarceration It Caused: Where We Are and Where We Still Must Go (Part 2 of 5)
September 11
Huffington Post
New training will help CDFIs extend reach to underserved communities
September 11
Credit Union National Association
Secret Network Connects Harvard Money to Payday Loans
September 4
Bloomberg
With Alternative Lenders, Flexibility and Speed Come at a Cost
August 25
The Wall Street Journal
New CDFI Bond Program Funds Housing
August 21
Affordable Housing Finance
People in the News
July 28
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Finalists for Annual CDFI Awards Announced
July 10
Social Funds
Micro-Lending Is an Alternative to Payday Small Business Loans
June 27
Mashable
The Future of Small-Business Lending Looks a Lot Less Sketchy
June 24
National Journal
Nebraska Enterprise Fund fills financing gap for small businesses
June 11
Omaha World Herald
Wall Street Finds New Subprime With 125% Business Loans
May 22
Bloomberg
One group's crusade to rid the 150 percent interest loan to small businesses
May 20
Washington Business Journal
Don't Lose The Nun's Money
May 20
Forbes.com
Grassroots Investing
May 9
Financial Advisor
Opportunity Finance Network Reports on Starbucks Partnership
May 7
Social Funds.com
What are CDFIs and Why Should Small Business Owners Know About Them? (Podcast)
May 6
Lendio.com
Selling Subprime Loans to Wall Street Investors, This Time for Small Businesses
May 1
Bloomberg BusinessWeek
Increasing Opportunities for Latino Boys and Men
April 14
NBC News
Predatory lenders targeting small businesses?
April 4
FOX Business
Forget the Algorithms. Get Me a Loan Broker!
April 3
Bloomberg Businessweek
$1 Billion Pledged to Help Young People of Color
March 24
The Philadelphia Tribune
News Wrap: March 6
PBS NewsHour
Note: the relevant item begins at 04:03 in the video
CDFI Industry Pledges $1Billion Annually to Support the Goals of President Obama's "My Brother's Keeper"
March 6
Hispanic Business
CDFI Industry Pledges $1Billion Annually to Support the Goals of President Obama's "My Brother's Keeper"
March 6
Reuters
CDFI Industry Pledges $1Billion Annually to Support the Goals of President Obama's "My Brother's Keeper"
March 6
Yahoo Business
Community Lenders’ Network Commits to Lend $1 Billion in Support of ‘My Brother’s Keeper’
March 6, 2014
The Washington Post
Money's There If Small Businesses Know Where To Look
March 5, 2014
Forbes.com
Will the Volcker Rule Help Small Business Lending?
January 31, 2014
Bloomberg Businessweek
2013
How CDFIs Lift Small Businesses and Help Create Jobs
December 6, 2013
HuffingtonPost.com
Building CDFI Capacity in Lending and Business Models
November 19, 2013
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Community Development Studies & Education Department
How Clam Juice and Lobster Bisque Turned Around a Tiny Maine Town
November 8, 2013
National Journal
Shannon Ross Hire
November 4, 2013
Washington Business Journal
Northwest Native Development Fund Wins Circle of Honor Award
October 31, 2013
Omak Chronicle
One Year After Sandy, Businesses Still Searching for Normal
October 28, 2013
FoxBusiness.com
Pushing 'Government Shutdown Loans' to Gridlocked Businesses
October 15, 2013
Bloomberg Businessweek
In Pennsylvania Dutch country, non-profit serves sizable Latino community
October 15, 2013
NBC Latino
Ron Phillips of CEI given national award for helping low-income people and communities
October 11, 2013
Bangor Daily News
Business news in brief
September 26, 2013
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Detroit Group Gets $2.75M For Housing, Business, Schools On Woodward
September 18, 2013
CBS Detroit
Boston-based Housing Partnership Network and other groups get $8.25M for affordable housing, lending
September 18, 2013
Masslive.com
Microlending nonprofit scores $3 million from Wells Fargo to expand
September 18, 2013
San Francisco Business Times
Freedom First wins $100K to help Roanoke refugees
August 23, 2013
WSLS NBC 10 Virginia
Virginia Credit Union Awarded Grant to Finance Immigrant Citizenship Apps
August 15, 2013
Credit Union Times
A Hand, Not a Handout: Opportunity Finance Network helps struggling communities get back on their feet
June, 2013
Profile Magazine
The Lenders Who Are Giving Borrowers a Second Chance
June 10, 2013
Credit.com
Courting distressed businesses, CDFIs aim to bridge financing gap
May 28, 2013
Washington Business Journal
Impact Investments With A Local Connection
April 29, 2013
Financial Advisor
One NC bank offers Latino immigrants a safer way to save money
April 23, 2013
NBC Latino.com
Poverty in America: Millions of families too broke for bank accounts
April 22, 2013
NBC News.com
Interview with Mark Pinsky – Opportunity Finance Network
March 15, 2013
Tavis Smiley Radio
Tavis Smiley Interview with OFN CEO Mark Pinsky
February 12, 2013
Tavis Smiley
NerdWallet Interview with OFN CEO Mark Pinsky
February 12, 2013
NerdWallet
New Hope in the New Year for Sandy-Affected Businesses
January 14, 2013
The Huffington Post
Goldman Sachs expected to help small businesses here
January 9, 2013
The Philadelphia Inquirer
2012
American Companies That Give Away The Most Cash
October 19, 2012
Forbes.com
O.C. lender to low-income areas gets grant to expand in Nevada
September 28, 2012
The Los Angeles Times
$40 Coffee roasters win a loan, but many small businesses go begging
September 24, 2012
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Local Banking Beyond the Bottom Line: Three Awesome Models
August 10, 2012
GOOD
'Starbucks' backs program to bring jobs back to US soil
July 7, 2012
FOX News
The American Dream in Danger - Ideas From Starbucks And Howard Schultz
July 5, 2012
Forbes
Access to Small Business Capital is the Key to Creating Jobs
June 29, 2012
The Huffington Post
What's So Special About This Starbuck's Mug?
June 16, 2012
Daily Finance
Starbucks expanding effort to help businesses create jobs
June 12, 1012
MSNBC
Starbucks brews a few U.S. factory jobs
June 12, 1012
Reuters
Starbucks to start selling U.S.-made products
June 12, 1012
Chicago Tribune
Chief Digital Officer for Starbucks on Technology, Change and Community
May 24, 2012
Forbes
Starbucks Award Recipients Have Strong Track Record of Service
May 7, 2012
Nonprofit Quarterly
Course of ACCION: El Paso Nonprofit Lender Gets Startups Off Ground
May 4, 2012
El Paso Times
Starbucks, charity and U.S. job creation
May 4, 2012
CNN
Leadership Evolution. Why CEOs’ jobs make more change than a vending machine
May, 2012
SmartCEO
Small Business Financing Through Community Development Financial Institutions
April 19, 2012
About.com
America's Next Great Statesman?
April 13, 2012
The Motley Fool
Unleashing America's Entrepreneurial Power
April 13, 2012
BusinessWeek
Wristbands Sold At Starbucks Give Job Market A Jolt
April 6, 2012
CBS San Francisco
Starbucks' Job Creation Fund Finds Partners: Hot Trends
April 3, 2012
The Street
Starbucks CEO touts program to create U.S. jobs
April 3, 2012
CBS News
Starbucks' job creation fund finds first partners
April 3, 2012
Reuters
Starbucks’s Schultz to Expand Jobs Fund After Raising $2 Million
February 16, 2012
Bloomberg.com
Starbucks wristbands created these jobs
February 16, 2012
CNNMoney.com
Thanks Starbucks! Now I'm your competitor
February 16, 2012
CNNMoney.com
The Progress Fund celebrates record year of lending
February 6, 2012
PittsburghLive.com
Starbucks Is Into Them. But What Exactly Are CDFIs?
January 24, 2012
Entrepreneur
Starbucks partners with Philadelphia-area organization to create jobs
January 15, 2012
PhillyBurbs.com
Job Creation: Relevant Marketing Strategy Now
January 12, 2012
Forbes
Taking the Alternative-Lending Path to Financial Prosperity
January 11, 2012
E-Commerce Times
"Impact Investing": Theory, Meet Practice
January 6, 2012
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's Community Development Investments Review
What's the Big Idea?
January 1, 2012
American Banker
2011
Kresge Makes $10 Million in Loans to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs)
December 13, 2011
The Nonprofit Quarterly
Fed up? 3 leadership strategies to fix any problem
November 22, 2011
CBS News
Howard Schultz brews strong coffee at Starbucks
November 17, 2011
FORTUNE
IMS Reviews Starbucks' Small Business Program
November 17, 2011
Inside Main Street
Creating Jobs for USA
November 8, 2011
Fox Business News
Small Businesses To Lawmakers: Give Us Some Credit!
November 1, 2011
The Huffington Post
Opportunity Finance Network Announces 2011 Wachovia Wells Fargo NEXT Awards
November 1, 2011
Philanthropy News Digest
Get your Starbucks, create a job
November 1, 2011
CNNMoney
Starbucks Collects Donations on National Jobs Day
November 1, 2011
The Today Show
Starbucks Hopes To Kick-Start Job Creation
November 1, 2011
NPR
Greensburg-based lending program awarded 'Oscar' in its field
October 28, 2011
Pittsburgh Live
Coastal Enterprises Inc. of Wiscasset wins $5.5 million national award
October 27, 2011
Bangor Daily News
CDFIs from Maine and Pennsylvania are 2011 NEXT Awardees
October 26, 2011
Social Funds
Create Jobs for USA Initiative
October 24, 2011
C-SPAN
JOBS, JOBS, JOBS: Everyone Is Talking About Them but Who Is Doing Something to Create Them?
October 20, 2011
The Huffington Post
A Star Turn for Little-Understood Banking Groups
October 19, 2011
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Coffee Fix: Starbucks Pushes Small Business Loans
October 18, 2011
Bloomberg BusinessWeek
We Can All Become Job Creators
October 17, 2011
The New York Times
Pre-Occupied With Corporate Social Responsibility
October 17, 2011
Forbes
Starbucks' Job Creation Plan
October 13, 2011
Forbes
Getting the Ball Rolling on the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program
October 12, 2011
Center for American Progress
Starbucks Announces Two Social Change Philanthropy Initiatives
October 6, 2011
The Nonprofit Quarterly
Starbucks to Seek Customer Contributions for U.S. Jobs Campaign
October 4, 2011
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Community fund creates lending program for jobs
October 5, 2011
San Francisco Chronicle
Starbucks' Howard Schultz for President?
October 4, 2011
Brand Channel
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz attempts to jumpstart job creation by asking for donations for loans
October 4, 2011
NY Daily News
Starbucks CEO Looks to Help Small Businesses
October 4, 2011
Fox Business
Starbucks Planning Microloan Program To Stimulate Economy
October 4, 2011
CBS San Francisco
Starbucks "Create Jobs for USA" initiative
October 3, 2011
KETK NBC
Something Is Brewing in Small Business: Starbucks
October 3, 2011
Small Business Trends
Starbucks CEO Announces Initiative to Create Jobs
October 3, 2011
ABC World News with Diane Sawyer
Starbucks steps up to the jobs challenge
October 3, 2011
CNNMoney
Starbucks to Accept Donations in Cafes to Spur U.S. Hiring
October 3, 2011
Bloomberg BusinessWeek
Can Starbucks Wake Up American Job Scene?
October 3, 2011
Portfolio.com
Starbucks starts fund to spur U.S. job creation
October 3, 2011
Reuters
The Starbucks Stimulus
October 3, 2011
The Daily Beast
Starbucks asks customers to give at least $5 to jobs growth program
October 3, 2011
The Washington Post
Starbucks pushes job growth program
October 3, 2011
CBSNews.com
Community lenders gear up for infusion of low-cost capital for low-income areas
September/October 2011
Sustainable Communities
Bond Program Will Increase Funding for CDFIs
August, 26, 2011
Social Funds.com
Community Development Financial Institutions Anticipate Expanding Services
August 17, 2011
Social Funds
Coastal Enterprises competes for $5.5M award
August 8, 2011
The Portland Press Herald
Finalists for 2011 Wachovia Wells Fargo NEXT Awards are Announced
August 3, 2011
Social Funds
US Treasury Seeks Input On Guarantees For Small Business Lenders
June 28, 2011
Fox Business
Chicago lender to nonprofits IFF joins Federal Home Loan Bank
June 7, 2011
Chicago Business
Community Development Banking Listserv Continues Under New Management
June 6, 2011
Credit Union Times
CDFIs emerge from political, economic upheavals… With New Capital to Finance Community Development
May 18, 2011
Sustainable Communities
Lending For The Greater Good
May 16, 2011
Forbes.com
Federation Eyes Bond Program
February 16, 2011
Credit Union Times
New Markets Tax Credits Come Under Media Scrutiny
February 11, 2011
Social Funds
2010
COMMENTARY: Shorebank and the Future of CDFIs
December 2, 2010
The Institute for Comprehensive Community Development
People in the News
November 29, 2010
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Four Directions Honored for Helping Native Communities
November 5, 2010
Maine Ahead
Four Leading Community Development Financial Institutions Receive $25,000 From Wachovia Wells Fargo NEXT Awards For Opportunity Finance
November 4, 2010
The Street
Communities at Work Fund™ Announces $60 Million of Loans to Fuel Small Business Lending in...
November 3, 2010
Forbes.com
CDFI Fund Announces Provider to Expand the Capacity of CDFIs to Support Financing for Healthy Food Retail
November 2, 2010
CDFI Fund
$40 Million To Help Homeowners. Only Thing Missing: Homeowners
October 27, 2010
Planet Money
Commentary: How Community Lenders Help Small Business
October 21, 2010
Bloomberg Businessweek
ShoreBank: Small enough to fail
August 26, 2010
The Economist
ShoreBank Is Closed by Federal Regulators
August 24, 2010
Social Funds
Small businesses get credit boost from new fund
June 7, 2010
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Journal Sentinel
State First Lady adds Good Humor to Conference
May 21, 2010
San Francisco Chronicle
Citigroup Launches Fund to Loan $200 Million to Small Businesses in Low-Income Communities
May 7, 2010
Social Funds
Citigroup Piles Into Small-Business Lending
May 7, 2010
The Street
Good News for Cash-Starved Businesses
May 6, 2010
Thinking Bigger Business Media
Frank Statement on Citi’s Communities at Work Fund
May 6, 2010
House Committee on Financial Services
Citigroup Forms Nonprofit Partnerships on Small-Business Lending
May 5, 2010
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Citigroup (NYSE:C) Launching $200 Million Small Business Fund
May 5, 2010
American Banking News
Citigroup Inc. (C) Launches $200 Million Fund To Lend To Small Businesses
May 5, 2010
Benzinga
Citi Gives $200M To Stimulate Small Biz Lending
May 5, 2010
Small Business Newz
Citi Announces $200 Mln Fund For Low Income U.S. Communities
May 5, 2010
RTT News
Citi announces USD200m fund to drive small business lending
May 5, 2010
Global Banking News
Citi Unveils $200M Fund For Small Business Lending In Low Income Communities
May 5, 2010
Gaebler.com
Citi Launches Communities at Work Fund To Spur Small Business Lending In US
May 5, 2010
Banking Business Review
Citi Plans to Start a Small-Business Fund for Lower-Income Areas
May 5, 2010
Wall Street Journal
Citigroup Plans $200 Million for Small Business Lending
May 5, 2010
Business Week
Citigroup teams up with Bethesda group to boost small business lending
May 5, 2010
Washington Post
Citi Earmarks $200 Million for Small Businesses
May 5, 2010
New York Times
Citi Launches $200 Million Fund to Spur Small-Business Lending in Low-Income U.S. Communities
May 5, 2010
Philanthropy News Digest
Citi has $200 mln fund for small business lending
May 5, 2010
Reuters
Small Businesses Get a Boost From Nonprofit Lenders
April 21, 2010
Kiplinger
With bank credit frozen, small U.S. businesses starting to turn to microlenders
March 8, 2010
The Washington Post
A 'Systemic Shift' in Small Business Lending
January 22, 2010
BusinessWeek
2009
Community Lenders Hit the Funding Jackpot
December 23, 2009
CNNMoney.com
How to Score Goldman's Small Biz Loot
November 18, 2009
smSmallBiz
Goldman Sachs Launches 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative
November 17, 2009
Earth Times
$5.5 Million to NH Community Loan Fund
October 13, 2009
New Hampshire Public Radio
Social Enterprise and Community Development
September 30, 2009
Social Innovation Conversations
CDFIS AND THE BUSINESS OF GOING GREEN: Triple bottom line investing & CDFIs
September 1, 2009
Green Money Journal
ShoreBank Enterprise Cascadia in running for national recognition
August 21, 2009
The Daily Astorian
Contenders for 2009 Wachovia NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance Are Announced
August 18, 2009
Social Funds
Loan Fund in running for $5.5m award
August 14, 2009
New Hampshire Business Review
ShoreBank Stands By Its Mission in Harrowing Times
August 12, 2009
WBEZ.org
Double Whammy
August, 2009
American Banker
Economic Opportunities Fund is a hot commodity
July 24, 2009
Philadelphia Business Journal
Report Suggests that CDFIs are Weathering the Worst of the Economic Crisis
July 2, 2009
SocialFunds.com
CDFIs: What are they? Why are they important to the economy?
June 19, 2009
ByronSpeaks.com
CDFIs: Financing Opportunity in Underserved Communities
June 19, 2009
HispanicBusiness.com
CDFI Lenders Continue to Shine Strong Through Recession
June 17, 2009
All Business
Low-income lenders can't meet demand
June 17, 2009
American Public Media
Bernanke says community firms must stay viable
June 17, 2009
Crain's New York Business
Small Business Loan Demand Rising at Community Lenders
June 6, 2009
BusinessWeek
Byron Williams: Not all of the financial news is bad
June 4, 2009
InsideBayArea.com
Micro-lenders ready to loan
May 8, 2009
SF Gate
Rating System Helps Investors Assess Social and Financial Performances of CDFIs
April 16, 2009
Social Funds
Stimulus money gives a boost to small start-ups
April 16, 2009
USA Today
Charter Schools Always Face a Financial Struggle
April 10, 2009
The Wall Street Journal
Participants in the Future of Finance Initiative
March 30, 2009
The Wall Street Journal
The Promise and Responsibility of Community Finance
March, 2009
New America Foundation
‘Ethical Lenders’ Offer Hope to Homeowners
February 22, 2009
ABC News
The Ethical Lending Solution (Video)
February 22, 2009
ABC News
Economic Stimulus Package Will Help Revitalize Community Investment
February 19, 2009
Social Funds
CDFI’s Fund Small Businesses in Challenging Times
January 15, 2009
Bank News
Viewpoint: CDFI Model Can Show the Way Back to Stability
January 2, 2009
American Banker
2008
A Risk Worth Taking
November 15, 2008
Newsweek
Alternative Lenders Avoid Banking Crisis
October 23, 2008
Free Speech Radio News
Community Development Institutions Offer Small-Firm Funding
October 15, 2008
The Washington Post
Why Community Development Banks Are Surviving the Financial Crisis
October 10, 2008
About.com
Book Review-Good Policies For a Great America, published by Opportunity Finance Network
October 6, 2008
Social Funds
CDFIs Offer Responsible Alternative to Predatory Lenders
September 25, 2008
Social Funds
Effects of Predatory Lending Lead to Economic Crisis
September 23, 2008
Social Funds
Homewise Up for Award
August, 26, 2008
The Albuquerque Journal
Community First Fund semifinalist in national competition
August 8, 2008
PennLive.com
Two CDCUs Selected as Semi-finalists for 2008 Wachovia NEXT Awards
August 7, 2008
Federation
Community First Fund Vies for $2.5M Award
August 7, 2008
Lancaster Online
The Latest Corporate Social Responsibility News - Banking on Sustainability
August 5, 2008
CSRwire
Wachovia Foundation to Fund Community-Development Groups
April 1, 2008
Charlotte Business Journal
2007
Cooperativa comunitaria hispana en Carolina del Norte gana premio nacional (View in English)
December 14, 2007
Terra
Giving to the Givers: Honoring Community Development Organizations
December 14, 2007
Social Funds
Wachovia, MacArthur Foundations Announce First NEXT Award Winners
December 14, 2007
Philanthropy News Digest
Is the Fed the New FEMA?
December 13, 2007
Newsweek
Wachovia Foundation funds $8.25M award
December 13, 2007
Charlotte Business Journal
Latino credit union lands $5.5M, will add branches
December 13, 2007
Triangle Business Journal
Win Fabulous Prizes, All in the Name of Innovation
November 12, 2007
The New York Times
Housing Development Fund selected as finalist in multi-million-dollar Wachovia NEXT Award for Opportunity Finance
November 8, 2007
Stamfordplus.com
NET IMPACT. Saturday morning. Microfinance. What’s Next?
November 4, 2007
socialedge
Community First Fund up for slice of $8.25 million pie; Lancaster nonprofit is award semifinalist
October 16, 2007
Intelligencer Journal
Semi-Finalists Named For $8.25 Million Wachovia “NEXT” Awards
October 11, 2007
PNNOnline
Community First Fund in Top 4
October 5, 2007
BlackEnterprise
Latino Comm. CU semifinalist for large national award
October 5, 2007
Credit Union National Association (CUNA)
Community First Fund in Top 4
October 5, 2007
Lancaster New Era
Southern Bancorp Among Finalists for $8.25 Million Award
October 4, 2007
ArkansasBusiness.com
Acción Texas semifinalist for generous award
October 4, 2007
San Antonio Express News
Latino credit union closer to prize
October 4, 2007
The News & Observer
10 U.S. Organizations Named as Semi-Finalists for $8.25 Million 'Wachovia NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance'
October 4, 2007
World News
Latino Community Credit Union semi-finalist for $8.25M award
October 3, 2007
RaleighDurham.com
Loan fund in running for major award
October 3, 2007
New Hampshire Business Review
Lake Forest firm finalist for Wachovia grant
October 2, 2007
Orange County Register
ACCION Texas up for national Wachovia cash award
October 2, 2007
San Antonio Business Journal
Latino credit union up for $5.5 million award
October 2, 2007
Philanthropy Journal
People in the News
September 24, 2007
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Native community development funds not federally financed for 2008
September 11, 2007
Indian Country Today
Forget globalization. Here's how to profit from 'localization.'
August 6, 2007
Christian Science Monitor
Wachovia NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance Honor CDFIs
July 7, 2007
SocialFunds
Wachovia NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance Honor CDFIs
July 7, 2007
SRI-Advisor.com
Wachovia NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance Honor CDFIs
July 5, 2007
Institutional Shareowner
Disability Funding News Online
July 5, 2007
Disability Funding News
Organizations Launch $42M Awards Program to Support Community Development Financial Institutions
June 29, 2007
Multi-Housing News
Wachovia, 2 Nonprofits Start CDFI Grant Program
June 29, 2007
American Banker
Finding money for those who often get refused
June 28, 2007
Phillyburbs.com
Wachovia to donate to community development programmes
June 28, 2007
Global Banking News
Wachovia program to benefit community development
July 27, 2007
The Charlotte Business Journal
Wachovia to donate to community development programmes
July 27, 2007
The Minneapolis and St. Paul Business Journal
Wachovia program to benefit community development
June 27, 2007
MSN Money
Wachovia program to benefit community development
June 27, 2007
The Philadelphia Business Journal
Wachovia program to benefit community development
June 27, 2007
The San Francisco Business Times
CDFI Fund Appropriation Could Increase to $100M
June 19, 2007
American Banker
Building a Foundation for Strong Native Economies
May 15, 2007
Community Investments
Make Money, Save the World
May 6, 2007
The New York Times
Subprime Lending Hurts Homeowners
April 5, 2007
Social Funds
Bush Reversal Would Give More to Development Fund
March 9, 2007
American Banker
Creating Real Opportunity
March 4, 2007
Bucks County Courier Times
National Groups Thank Regulators for Proposing Stronger Standards for Dangerous Subprime Loans
March 2, 2007
BusinessWire
The Function and Relevance of CDFIs
January, 2007
Bank News
Bernanke quietly guides economy
January 30, 2007
USA Today
