30 Years of the CDFI Fund
The NYS CDFI Coalition urges the State of New York to honor its commitment to support the mission-driven banks, credit unions, and loan fund
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Aug 30, 20232 min
Delivering Energy Equity in NYS Affordable Housing
To address the climate crisis, some 6.8 million New York households will soon need to transition to electric heating or low-carbon fuels....
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Jul 28, 20232 min
CDFIs Partner for E-Bike Safety
E-bikes provide affordable transportation and help many people earn a living as delivery workers. Unfortunately, the lithium-ion...
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May 16, 20231 min
All Hands for NY Forward
In 2022, Governor Hochul announced the creation of the NY Forward program to invigorate and enliven downtowns in New York’s smaller and...
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Mar 10, 20231 min
New Rules for CDFIs
Did you hear this story on the Marketplace Morning Report this week? It begins: Changes are coming for the more than 1,300...
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Feb 22, 20231 min
Ideas to ACTION
Click the photo above to view a slideshow from the luncheon. A recent report from the Center for an Urban Future outlined several ways...
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Dec 13, 20221 min
A Vision for the Future of CDFIs
CUF (Center for an Urban Future) is a leading NYC-based think tank focused on expanding economic opportunity. In December, 2022, they...
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Apr 5, 20222 min
Webinar: E-bikes Transforming New York!
Join us for a free webinar about alternative transportation solutions that can transform New York! Friday, April 8 - 12 noon on Zoom...
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Feb 28, 20222 min
Coalition Submits Testimony on Executive Budget Proposal
The NYS CDFI Coalition provided written testimony to the Joint Legislative Public Hearing on the 2022 Executive Budget Proposal: Economic...
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Jan 18, 20222 min
CDFIs Praise Gov. Hochul's Housing Plan
ALBANY, NY – 1/18/22 – Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) help lower-income New Yorkers keep a roof over their heads,...
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Jan 13, 20222 min
Philanthropy and Capital: The Most Welcome Words I Ever Heard
Rodney Foxworth's new opinion piece for Next City ("Hear Us: Shifting Capital Isn’t Just About the Amount. It’s About Who’s in Control")...
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Oct 25, 20212 min
31 NYS CDFIs Win $4.9 Million in Grants
ALBANY, NY – October 26, 2021 – In 2007, New York passed into law a State Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund...
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Oct 13, 20211 min
Bento, Poke ... and Emergency Loans
There are plenty of dining options on Eldridge Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, but only one bills itself as a “cozy...
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Jun 29, 20213 min
Working Together – To Keep Families in Their Homes
What happens when 16 families, many of whom have lived in their co-op building for generations, are in danger of losing their homes? As...
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Jun 18, 20211 min
Many Hands Make Light Work!
During the pandemic, the NYS CDFI Coalition board got into a cadence of meeting by Zoom once a week at lunchtime. These Friday Noon Zooms...
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Mar 31, 20213 min
Where Have all the Bank Branches Gone? or “Deja Vu All Over Again”
Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra passed away in 2015, leaving us a legacy not only of his Hall of Fame baseball career with the New York...
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Mar 24, 20211 min
Bronx Museum of the Arts Commits to Community
Located a few blocks away from Spring Bank headquarters, and with a shared mission of community revitalization, the Bronx Museum of the...
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Mar 23, 20211 min
Chartering a new credit union shouldn't be this hard
In these fraught times, the National Credit Union Administration has lately lamented the difficulty of starting new credit unions of any...
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Feb 2, 20211 min
Signs of the Times
Shahin Bhuiyan is the owner of Eshika Printers & Sign Inc., a signboard and banner printing company he founded in 2014. Since then,...
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Jan 15, 20213 min
Game Changer
Back in 1989, Congress instructed regulators to “preserve the number of minority depository institutions; preserve the minority character...
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