President Donald Trump earlier this month issued an executive order eliminating the "non-statutory" parts of a number of federal programs, including the CDFI Fund. The move set off worry within the ...

CDFI Futures is a series exploring the community development finance industry through the lenses of equity, public policy and inclusive community development. There are more than a thousand ...

In fiscal 2024, the CDFI Fund awarded $789 million in grant funding to local lenders to make small-business loans. It also ...

The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) boosts economic growth in largely underserved communities that lack traditional access to financing. The CDFI Fund creates a ...

With an astonishing return on investment, the Community Development Financial Institutions, or CDFI, Fund has unlocked billions in private capital in economically distressed urban, rural and Native ...

Late Friday night, March 14, President Donald Trump issued an executive order telling federal agencies to cut the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) "to the maximum extent." ...

For this initiative, KeyBank’s philanthropic arm said that it intends to provide four-year, $200,000 grants to an “exemplary CDFI” in each of its 27 markets. Key’s physical footprint spans 15 states, ...

The CDFI fund supports a number of community-supporting institutions and projects, including affordable housing, small business and others, and there are more than 1,400 Community Development ...

As the Trump administration’s budget-cutting activity continues, the Treasury Department has moved to protect the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI), a financial program ...

The report was in response to a March 2025 executive order aimed at eliminating non-statutory components of various federal initiatives, including the CDFI Fund. The order is a part of a broader ...

City and business officials say both MBDA and CDFI play critical roles in growing New Mexico's small businesses, and that losing them will leave a hole. "These cuts are a direct hit to the ...

Read more: The CDFI Fund Is Under Fire. What Does That Mean for Community Development? Sunrise Banks started the initiative as part of its commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050, and to align ...