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, 2022
- 2 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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- Jan 18, 2022
- 2 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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- Oct 25, 2021
- 2 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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- Jun 18, 2021
- 1 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 23, 2021
- 1 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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- Jan 15, 2021
- 3 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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- Dec 24, 2020
- 3 min
Success! NYS Small Business Truth in Lending Act Will Protect Borrowers from Debt Traps
ALBANY, NY – December 24, 2020 – Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation that protects the interests of New York’s small businesses...
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- Nov 23, 2020
- 1 min
Ithaca Small Businesses Deserve Truth in Lending
"As COVID-19 cases continue to rise and fall in and around Ithaca, small businesses are wondering what the future holds. If they were...
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- Nov 23, 2020
- 1 min
Minority-owned Businesses Need Financial Clarity Now
According to Anthony Gaddy, President of the Upstate New York Black Chamber of Commerce, "A little-known problem has exacerbated...
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- Nov 11, 2020
- 1 min
Albany CDFI Honored as 2020 "Changemaker"
The Albany Business Review’s Achievers Awards for 2020 honor the outstanding businesses and business leaders who have been Changemakers...
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- Nov 10, 2020
- 1 min
Business Center for New Americans Rebrands as Accompany Capital
NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Business Center for New Americans (BCNA), a leading New York City CDFI and Small Business...
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- Oct 27, 2020
- 1 min
Nonprofits Face Financial Uncertainty - Shelterforce
"Nonprofit housing organizations in the states hardest hit by the pandemic could soon face the same dilemma as New York-based...
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- Oct 27, 2020
- 1 min
Westchester Co. Small Businesses Deserve Truth in Lending
NYS CDFI Coalition Treasurer Kim Jacobs has a "Contributing Writers" piece in the Westchester County Business Journal this week. Here's...
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- Oct 15, 2020
- 2 min
New Law Would Protect Small Businesses
Albany Business Review, 10/15/20 In this time of immense uncertainty for small businesses, at least one thing is clear: Additional...
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- Oct 9, 2020
- 2 min
Rochester Business Journal - Truth in Lending
Here in Rochester, small businesses are doing all they can to stay afloat during the pandemic, changing their product offerings and...
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- Oct 5, 2020
- 1 min
Help Black Small Businesses Recover
To the Editor: When the National Community Reinvestment Coalition sent “mystery shoppers” to banks in the Washington area, they found...
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- Sep 30, 2020
- 1 min
How Community Land Trusts Preserve Affordable Housing
PANELISTS Moderator – Citizens Bank – Lisa Giordano Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region – Linda MacFarlane Albany Community Land...
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- Aug 31, 2020
- 1 min
Buffalo Small Businesses Deserve Truth in Lending
CDFIs like Westminster Economic Development Initiative (WEDI) in Buffalo often help businesses get out from under crushing debt traps set...
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- Aug 21, 2020
- 1 min
Support Grows for Federal Small Business Truth in Lending Act
The Washington Post and Bloomberg News both published editorials urging Congress to pass the new federal bill based on New York’s Small...
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