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SAVE the CDFI Fund!
Statement from the NYS CDFI Coalition Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) have been working with the CDFI Fund for...
Mar 151 min read
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Growing the Small-Business Economy Along I-90
NYS CDFIs could play a vital role in boosting the I-90 Corridor, but lack capacity and need regional coordination.
Dec 18, 20242 min read
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30 Years of the CDFI Fund
The NYS CDFI Coalition urges the State of New York to honor its commitment to support the mission-driven banks, credit unions, and loan fund
Sep 23, 20243 min read
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Delivering Energy Equity in NYS Affordable Housing
To address the climate crisis, some 6.8 million New York households will soon need to transition to electric heating or low-carbon fuels....
Aug 30, 20232 min read
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CDFIs Partner for E-Bike Safety
E-bikes provide affordable transportation and help many people earn a living as delivery workers. Unfortunately, the lithium-ion...
Jul 28, 20232 min read
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All Hands for NY Forward
In 2022, Governor Hochul announced the creation of the NY Forward program to invigorate and enliven downtowns in New York’s smaller and...
May 16, 20231 min read
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New Rules for CDFIs
Did you hear this story on the Marketplace Morning Report this week? It begins: Changes are coming for the more than 1,300...
Mar 10, 20231 min read
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Ideas to ACTION
Click the photo above to view a slideshow from the luncheon. A recent report from the Center for an Urban Future outlined several ways...
Feb 22, 20231 min read
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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...
Dec 13, 20221 min read
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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...
Apr 5, 20222 min read
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Coalition Submits Testimony on Executive Budget Proposal
The NYS CDFI Coalition provided written testimony to the Joint Legislative Public Hearing on the 2022 Executive Budget Proposal: Economic...
Feb 28, 20222 min read
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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,...
Jan 18, 20222 min read
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Philanthropy and Capital: The Most Welcome Words I Ever Heard
Rodney Foxworth's new opinion piece for Next City ("Hear Us: Shifting Capital Isn’t Just About the Amount. It’s About Who’s in Control")...
Jan 13, 20222 min read
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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...
Oct 25, 20212 min read
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Bento, Poke ... and Emergency Loans
There are plenty of dining options on Eldridge Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, but only one bills itself as a “cozy...
Oct 13, 20211 min read
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Working Together – To Keep Families in Their Homes
What happens when 16 families, many of whom have lived in their co-op building for generations, are in danger of losing their homes? As...
Jun 29, 20213 min read
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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...
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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Where Have all the Bank Branches Gone? or “Deja Vu All Over Again”
Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra passed away in 2015, leaving us a legacy not only of his Hall of Fame baseball career with the New York...
Mar 31, 20213 min read
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Bronx Museum of the Arts Commits to Community
Located a few blocks away from Spring Bank headquarters, and with a shared mission of community revitalization, the Bronx Museum of the...
Mar 24, 20211 min read
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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...
Mar 23, 20211 min read
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