The United States faces many societal challenges as a result of the persistent wealth gap that so often separates the haves and have-nots along racial lines.

There’s a saying that the worst of times reveal one’s true colors. This goes for individuals, but it’s also true of governments and policymakers.

Much of the conversation and action in the ESG space, to date, has focused on the “E” and “G.” That may be because for many businesses environmental and governance policies have a more straightforward application,...

ESG criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments.

Companies with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) credentials have been high on the list of merger targets for U.S. special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). These are a few SPACs that focus on Social Infrastructure and Impact Investing..

In many communities, CDFIs are the sole business offering safe, affordable financial services and products.

“In terms of lower-income households, non-housing wealth accumulation is at best minor and, for minority families, often negative.” As the study makes clear,...

When access to homeownership is not evenly distributed between white and Black communities, the gap persists and Black Americans continue playing a game of catch-up.

Homeownership is considered a key step to building intergenerational wealth. But with a homeownership rate of just 46.4% compared to 75.8% for white families, most Black Americans are held back from achieving that American dream.

To take a closer look at the CDFI landscape and what is needed to get capital into underbanked communities,...

For many, 2020 was a wakeup call, but for millions of Black Americans, structural barriers to prosperity have been a living reality for centuries.

To take a closer look at the CDFI landscape and what is needed to move the critical concept forward, we have turned to some of the region’s leading experts – in community finance,...

L.A. Times B2B Publishing surveyed over 500 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) and received survey responses from 82 CDFIs located across the country.

States / Region of Operations Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana,...

States / Region of Operations FCU is a state chartered credit union that covers all of Michigan including CDFI census tracts in Michigan..

Executive Director or CEO Randell Leach Address 1438 Webster Street, Suite 300, Oakland, CA 94612 Website beneficialstatebank.com

Executive Director or CEO Frank Altman Address 801 Nicollet Mall, Suite 1700W, Minneapolis, MN 55402 Website crfusa.com

Executive Director or CEO John Everett Address 3250 E Sunshine Street, Springfield, MO 65804 Website legacybankandtrust.com

Executive Director or CEO Brian Argrett Address 5055 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036 Website cityfirstbank.com

Executive Director or CEO Daniel Nissenbaum Address 49 Stevenson Street #300 San Francisco, CA 94105 Website liifund.org

Executive Director or CEO Donald Hinkle-Brown Address 1700 Market Street, 19th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103 Website reinvestment.com

Executive Director or CEO Anne Haines Address 2000 Zearing Avenue NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104 Website dreamspring.org

Executive Director or CEO Mike Loftin Address 1301 Siler Rd, Bldg D, Santa Fe, NM 87507 Website homewise.org

Executive Director or CEO John Palyo Address 1111 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1114 Cleveland, OH 44114 Website ndconline.org

Executive Director or CEO Ellis Carr Address 1400 Crystal Drive, Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202 Website capitalimpact.org

Executive Director or CEO Douglas Bystry Address 23861 El Toro Rd #401, Lake Forest, CA 92360 Website clearinghouseCDFI.com

Executive Director or CEO Ronald Griffith Address 1000 Corporate Pointe, Culver City, CA 90230 Website century.org

Executive Director or CEO Luz Urrutia Address 111 W. St, John Street, #800, San Jose, CA 95113 Website aofund.org

Executive Director or CEO William Keller Address 180 Grand Avenue, Suite 1550, Oakland, CA 94612 Website bankcbb.com

Executive Director or CEO Martin Eakes Address 301 W Main Street, Durham, NC 27701 Website self-helpfcu.org

Executive Director or CEO Noni Ramos Address 75 East Santa Clara Street, Suite 1350, San Jose, CA 95113 Website housingtrustsv.org

Executive Director or CEO Tommy Espinoza Address 410 E Southern Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85040 Website razafund.org/phx

Executive Director or CEO Joseph Flatley Address 21 Custom House Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02110 Website mhic.com

Executive Director or CEO Elyse Cherry Address 10 Malcolm X Blvd, Boston, MA 02119 Website bluehubcapital.org

Executive Director or CEO Roxane Herrera Address 309 E 8th St #601, Los Angeles, CA 90014 Website caminofinancial.com

Executive Director or CEO Chad Miller Address 2255 E McNeese Street, Lake Charles, LA 70607 Website swlacu.com

Executive Director or CEO Tom De Simone Address 801 South Grand Avenue, Suite 775, Los Angeles, CA 90017 Website genesisla.org

Executive Director or CEO Ann Finnegan Address 1111 Superior Avenue East, Suite114 Cleveland, OH 44114 Website ndconline.org

Executive Director or CEO Catherine Howard Address 870 Market Street, Suite 677, San Francisco, CA 94102 Website communityvisionca.org

Executive Director or CEO Louise Cohen Address 45 Broadway, Suite 530 New York, NY 10006 Website pcdc.org

Executive Director or CEO Paul Bradley Address 6 Loudon Road, Suite 501 Concord, NH 03301 Website rocusa.org

Executive Director or CEO Cindy Logsdon Address 1545 Gordon Cooper Dr. Shawnee, OK 74801 Website www.cpcdc.org

Executive Director or CEO Tate Hill Address 1025 Fulton St. Second Floor Fresno, CA 93721 Website accesscapitalplus.com

Executive Director or CEO Mark Robertson, Sr. Address 3255 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1501 Los Angeles, CA 90010 Website pcrcorp.org

Executive Director or CEO Robert Villarreal Address 301 N. Lake Ave, 350 Pasadena, CA 91101 Website cdcloans.com

Executive Director or CEO Bulbul Gupta Address 1700 Broadway, Suite 300 Oakland, CA 94612 Website pacificcommunityventures.org

Executive Director or CEO Henry Jiménez Address 804 Margaret Street Saint Paul, MN 55106 Website ledcmetro.org

Executive Director or CEO Lisa Bloomquist Address 124 E 9th Street Durango, CO 81301 Website homesfund.org

Executive Director or CEO Liza Fleming-Ives Address 22 Lincoln St Brunswick, ME 04011 Website genesisfund.org

Executive Director or CEO Tawney Brunsch Address PO BOX 340, Kyle, SD 57752 Website lakotafunds.org

Executive Director or CEO Watchen Bruce Address 875 Hollins Street, Suite 301, Baltimore, MD 21201 Website bclending.org

Executive Director or CEO Marjorie Nemes-Galarza Address 1401 Columbia Road NW, Unit C-1 Washington, DC 20009 Website ledcmetro.org

Executive Director or CEO Reco Owens Address 1300 W. Lehigh Avenue, Suite100 Philadelphia, PA 19132 Website npfp.org

Executive Director or CEO Patricia Chang Address 100 Montgomery Street, The Presidio San Francisco, CA 94129 Website feed-hunger.com

Executive Director or CEO Faith Bautista Address 318 Westlake Center, Suite 270, Daly City, CA 94015 Website naac.org

Executive Director or CEO Rudy Espinoza Address 2900 E. Cesar E. Chavez Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90033 Website inclusiveaction.org

Executive Director or CEO Scott McReynolds Address 2871 N Main Street Hazard, KY 41701 Website edbudfinancialalternatives.org

Executive Director or CEO Henrietta Talkalai Address PO Box 790, Peridot, AZ 85542 Website facebook.com/San-Carlos-Relending-Program-162403197172731

Executive Director or CEO Sharilee Strickland Address 317 S Broadway Ave Ada, OK 74820 Website arbucklefcu.com

Executive Director or CEO Scott Johnson Address 1105 N Dutton Ave, Ste A, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 Website comfirstcu.org

Address 1792 Tribute Road, Suite 270, Sacramento, CA 95815.

Executive Director or CEO Rjay Brunkow Address 151 County Road B2 East Little Canada, MN 55117 Website ilcc.net

Executive Director or CEO Gina Hill Slater Parker Address 175 Engineers Road, Suite 200, Hauppauge, NY 11778-4020 Website lisbac.org

Executive Director or CEO Javier Zapata Address 400 East Avenue. Rochester, NY 14607 Website theenterprisecenterinc.org

Executive Director or CEO Dominik Mjartan Address 1241 Main Street, Suite 100 Columbia, SC 29201 Website optus.bank