Apr 52 minWebinar: 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...
Jan 182 minCDFIs Praise Gov. Hochul's Housing PlanALBANY, NY – 1/18/22 – Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) help lower-income New Yorkers keep a roof over their heads,...
Oct 25, 20212 min31 NYS CDFIs Win $4.9 Million in GrantsALBANY, NY – October 26, 2021 – In 2007, New York passed into law a State Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund...
Jun 18, 20211 minMany 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...
Mar 23, 20211 minChartering a new credit union shouldn't be this hardIn these fraught times, the National Credit Union Administration has lately lamented the difficulty of starting new credit unions of any...
Jan 15, 20213 minGame ChangerBack in 1989, Congress instructed regulators to “preserve the number of minority depository institutions; preserve the minority character...
Dec 24, 20203 minSuccess! NYS Small Business Truth in Lending Act Will Protect Borrowers from Debt TrapsALBANY, NY – December 24, 2020 – Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation that protects the interests of New York’s small businesses...
Nov 23, 20201 minIthaca 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...
Nov 23, 20201 minMinority-owned Businesses Need Financial Clarity NowAccording to Anthony Gaddy, President of the Upstate New York Black Chamber of Commerce, "A little-known problem has exacerbated...
Nov 11, 20201 minAlbany 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...
Nov 10, 20201 minBusiness Center for New Americans Rebrands as Accompany CapitalNEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Business Center for New Americans (BCNA), a leading New York City CDFI and Small Business...
Oct 27, 20201 minNonprofits 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...
Oct 27, 20201 minWestchester Co. Small Businesses Deserve Truth in LendingNYS CDFI Coalition Treasurer Kim Jacobs has a "Contributing Writers" piece in the Westchester County Business Journal this week. Here's...
Oct 15, 20202 minNew Law Would Protect Small BusinessesAlbany Business Review, 10/15/20 In this time of immense uncertainty for small businesses, at least one thing is clear: Additional...
Oct 9, 20202 minRochester Business Journal - Truth in LendingHere in Rochester, small businesses are doing all they can to stay afloat during the pandemic, changing their product offerings and...
Oct 5, 20201 minHelp Black Small Businesses RecoverTo the Editor: When the National Community Reinvestment Coalition sent “mystery shoppers” to banks in the Washington area, they found...
Sep 30, 20201 minHow Community Land Trusts Preserve Affordable HousingPANELISTS Moderator – Citizens Bank – Lisa Giordano Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region – Linda MacFarlane Albany Community Land...
Aug 31, 20201 minBuffalo Small Businesses Deserve Truth in LendingCDFIs like Westminster Economic Development Initiative (WEDI) in Buffalo often help businesses get out from under crushing debt traps set...
Aug 21, 20201 minSupport Grows for Federal Small Business Truth in Lending ActThe Washington Post and Bloomberg News both published editorials urging Congress to pass the new federal bill based on New York’s Small...
Jul 29, 20201 minSpring Bank a force for good in Harlem, BronxOn East 167th Street in the Bronx, there’s a commercial corridor anchored by stops on two subway lines. Along the stretch are fresh fruit...