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Jan 15, 20213 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20202 min read
CDFIs Mark Milestones
The Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region is marking it’s 35th anniversary on Wednesday, October 21 from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. with a Zoom...
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Oct 15, 20202 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
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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Jul 29, 20201 min read
Spring Bank a force for good in Harlem, Bronx
On East 167th Street in the Bronx, there’s a commercial corridor anchored by stops on two subway lines. Along the stretch are fresh fruit...
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Jul 23, 20202 min read
CDFIs Celebrate Passage of NYS Small Business Truth in Lending Act
Small businesses seeking loans to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic will soon have the information they need to make better borrowing...
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Jul 20, 20201 min read
CDFIs Back Homeowner Assistance Fund
The board of the NYS CDFI Coalition voted on July 21 to support the Homeowner Assistance Fund. This is part of the HEROES Act which...
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Jun 14, 20202 min read
Upstate firm helps small businesses with PPE Reopening Kits
Saratoga Springs, NY – Strategic Response Initiatives (SRI) recently announced the launch of a small business support program aimed at...
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May 25, 20203 min read
Community Development Orgs Support NYS Small Biz Truth in Lending Act
Call on Senate Banks Committee to Advance S. 5470 As portions of New York State begin to reopen during the Coronavirus pandemic,...
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