CDFIs like the Adirondack Economic Development Corporation are showing how strategic investment in a small business can have a ripple effect, and how mission-driven lenders are key to helping rural entrepreneurs serve the local economy and foster civic pride. T he Adirondack Daily Enterprise  shared our story. Pass it on to your representatives in Congress, and ask them to join the bi-partisan effort to support the U. S. Treasury Department's CDFI Fund so we can continue th

NYS CDFIs at Work: Developing workforce housing, supporting Main Street, and creating a more sustainable future.

Statement from the NYS CDFI Coalition   Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) have been working with the CDFI Fund for...

NYS CDFIs could play a vital role in boosting the I-90 Corridor, but lack capacity and need regional coordination.

CUF (Center for an Urban Future) is a leading NYC-based think tank focused on expanding economic opportunity. In December, 2022, they...

Join us for a free webinar about alternative transportation solutions that can transform New York! Friday, April 8 - 12 noon on Zoom...

ALBANY, NY – 1/18/22 – Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) help lower-income New Yorkers keep a roof over their heads,...

ALBANY, NY – October 26, 2021 – In 2007, New York passed into law a State Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund...

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...

In these fraught times, the National Credit Union Administration has lately lamented the difficulty of starting new credit unions of any...

Back in 1989, Congress instructed regulators to “preserve the number of minority depository institutions; preserve the minority character...

ALBANY, NY – December 24, 2020 – Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation that protects the interests of New York’s small businesses...

"As COVID-19 cases continue to rise and fall in and around Ithaca, small businesses are wondering what the future holds. If they were...

According to Anthony Gaddy, President of the Upstate New York Black Chamber of Commerce, "A little-known problem has exacerbated...

The Albany Business Review’s Achievers Awards for 2020 honor the outstanding businesses and business leaders who have been Changemakers...

NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Business Center for New Americans (BCNA), a leading New York City CDFI and Small Business...

"Nonprofit housing organizations in the states hardest hit by the pandemic could soon face the same dilemma as New York-based...

NYS CDFI Coalition Treasurer Kim Jacobs has a "Contributing Writers" piece in the Westchester County Business Journal this week. Here's...

Albany Business Review, 10/15/20 In this time of immense uncertainty for small businesses, at least one thing is clear: Additional...

Here in Rochester, small businesses are doing all they can to stay afloat during the pandemic, changing their product offerings and...