Axing the federal agencies could lessen Black businesses' ability to access capital and grow revenues. The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) has invested over $8 billion ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Funding for a key program that helps banks do community-focused lending is idling, and shows little sign of being deployed, as the Trump administration continues to eye the community ...

On March 21, the U.S. Department of the Treasury submitted a report to the Office of Management and Budget affirming that all 11 programs administered by the Community Development Financial ...

Credit unions serving low-income populations are increasingly letting their CDFI certification lapse. But they’re not retreating from their mission.

The Trump administration is moving forward with a reduction in force at the Treasury Department's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund during the ongoing government shutdown. The ...

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 ...

PHOENIX, AZ / ACCESS Newswire / March 11, 2026 / Prestamos CDFI, LLC, a division of Chicanos Por La Causa, has been awarded $90 million in New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) from the U.S. Department of ...

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, ...

Tongass Federal Credit Union runs 14 branches and microsites along the coast of southeast Alaska, including many on remote islands where you can’t just hop in the car and drive to a bank. “That's not ...

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 ...

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