This presentation given by Development Finance Training and Consulting at CDFA's Revolving Loan Fund Essentials Course provides an overview of the that role RLFs play in an agency's economic development strategy. Other topics covered include...

This article examines four programs that serve as excellent models of the role a RLF can play in economic development as part of a larger development finance toolkit. They also represent four different approaches, ranging from a regional fund to a...

The Patriot Express loan program offers a loan vehicle similar to the SBA 7(a) program, but geared to meet the needs to U.S. veterans. This brochure will help explain the program.

Rick Palank talks about the St. Louis Business Development Fund and how it supports business development at the CDFA Annual Summit.

This article looks at the basics of economic development finance. The article provides a high-level look at tax incentives ranging from abatements, tax credits and tax exemptions. The article also looks at the other side of economic development...

During the last several years, the U.S. economy has been undergoing a dramatic transformation as the nation moves to an economy driven by technology—through the creation of new industries and the application of technology in traditional industries. ...

“Building the Ideal Financing Toolbox” was written by CDFA Executive Director, Toby Rittner and published in the Fall 2006 edition of the Economic Development America magazine. This article profiles the programs and practices that economic...

This report, Small Business and Micro Business Lending in the United States, for the Data Years 2004-2005, compiles data on institutional lending to small firms. Overall, this is a big business. In June 2005, 8,799 lending institutions reported 21...

The introduction of credit scoring by banks for small business loans may help increase small businesses’ access to credit, according to a study, A Survey Based Assessment of Financial Institution Use of Credit Scoring for Small Business Lending,...

CDFA's Online Bookstore provides publications and other resources for purchase by the economic development finance industry. The bookstore includes guides on tax-exempt bonds, tax increment finance, revolving loan fund programs, tax credits,...

AEO is a national association of organizations committed to microenterprise development and assistance.

CDFA Fact Sheet covering the basics of how Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) work with resources for creating, capitalizing and implementing a program.