The third installment of the CDFA-Stifel Rural Community Development Finance Solutions Webcast Series focused on how food systems investments can be used to drive other markets, benefitting the economy of small and rural towns throughout America.

Kyle Arganbright, COO and Co-Founder of Sandhills State Bank, discusses the role of banks and different techniques in which a business or entrepreneur can obtain capital. The presentation also touches on he role of the Nebraska Enterprise Fund in...

Titled “Investing for the Future, One Community at a Time,” the report highlights a year of achievements for the CDFI Fund and the community development organizations it supports that focus on, among other things, fostering business growth, job...

The FDIC produced a resource guide, to help FDIC-supervised institutions meet community credit and development needs and receive consideration under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The purpose of the guide is to provide information that will...

NatLab provides approaches cities can take to attain their clean water goals by leveraging private capital for green infrastructure investment. Some tools include P3s, Tax Incentives, and Community Development Financial Institutions.

Through the Capital Magnet Fund, the CDFI Fund provides competitively grants to CDFIs and qualified nonprofit housing organizations to finance affordable housing activities as well as related economic development activities and community service...

Gary Perlow provides an overview of the federal New Markets Tax Credit program. Perlow covers the program's purpose, industry acronyms, application process, deal structuring and much more.

The Healthy Food Financing Handbook by The Food Trust is intended to be a resource for community and economic development organizations seeking to increase the availability of nutritious foods and revitalize neighborhoods.

Tony Smith with S.B. Friedman provides an in-depth look at how New Markets Tax Credits are used, evaluated, leveraged and structured to impact community development in Illinois.

Dana Lieberman with IFF describes a number of case studies which capitalize on various tax credit tools to build communities, add jobs and grow local economies throughout Illinois.

The Solar and Energy Loan Fund is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and a certified CDFI which provides energy expertise and affordable financing to enable low-to-moderate income homeowners and small businesses to identify and make cost-effective...

Michael Swach from the Center on Social Innovation and Finance at the University of New Hampshire shares positive performance news from the CDFI industry, models to improve scale, example program models, and best practices.

The final webinar in the four-part SSBCI Webinar series provides an update on the SSBCI Coalition, overview of how states have worked with CDFIs to increase investment, strategies to promoting rural development and investing in distressed...

SB Friedman created a New Markets Tax Credit Program resource guide to help interested parties understand the fundamentals of the program, basic financing structure, leverage model and more.

The Carsey Institute conducted a detailed analysis of a large sample of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) on issues of capitalization, liquidity and portfolio, and risk management by CDFIs from 2005-2010.

This paper captures lessons from 10 case studies of CDFIs around the country and explores ways CDFIs may grow and extend their reach to millions of unserved and underserved communities.

This case study from Self-Help demonstrates how New Market Tax Credits have leveraged private investment and created catalytic impact in a previously disinvested, low-income community in Durham, North Carolina.

The Opportunity Finance Network provides a snapshot of CDFI-related policy activity at the state level during 2012. The report includes analysis and information on legislative trends, State New Markets Tax Credit programs, and the State Small...

The CDFI Fund‘s Capacity Building Initiative for Financing Healthy Food Options track was created to prepare community development financial institutions (CDFIs) to effectively deploy financial resources to healthy food projects benefitting...

Heather Hood with Enterprise Community Partners discusses a variety of public and private sources for community investment projects. Hood assesses Social Impact Bonds, Low Income Housing Tax Credits, land-use planning, California investment funds,...

The 2013 Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs investment policy applies to all investments, including both direct investments and investments that are subject to trust indentures created and supplemented in connection with bond issuance...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury held an informational session covering the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program. The session included an introduction and overview of regulations and financial structure, bond issuance, repayment and relending, eligible...

The California Financial Opportunities Roundtable (CalFOR) created this document encompassing all the access to capital financing tools available in California. CalFOR identified opportunities and developed recommendations for leveraging existing...

The CDFI Data Project released this 2008 fiscal report to the public. The report contains information regarding all CDFI programs and their performance.

This document from the Georgia Dept. of Community Affairs overviews how the state is using the Treasury's State Small Business Credit Initiative funding. Programs include a capital access program, credit guarantee, and funding for CDFIs.

Georgia's CDFIs program assists Georgia by making SSBCI funds more accessible through a variety of direct lending and marketing programs. This document is a draft Lender Participation Agreement.

Lise Dondy and Rob Sanders with Clean Energy States Alliance(CESA) share a powerpoint from a Finance 101 webinar covering advantages and disadvantages of difference clean energy fund programs.

US Dept. of Treasury fact sheet covering bank-owned community development corporations.

Jennifer Vasiloff of Opportunity Finance Network discusses Community Development Financial Institutions and how they can work with the Treasury's State Small Business Credit Initiative.

This handbook from the California Financial Opportunities Roundtable covers a wide range of access to capital-related programs and services available throughout the state, including loan programs, bonds, innovation finance.

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs created this presentation on the state's capital access support programs funded through the Treasury's State Small Business Credit Initiative.

This presentation from the Washington Dept. of Commerce covers the state's Craft3, W Fund, and Capital Access Program, which are all supported by the State Small Business Credit Initiative.

This report by Michael Swack, Jack Northrup, and Eric Hangen of the U.S. Dept. of Treasury CDFI Fund and the Carsey Institute covers the performance of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and opportunities for growth in the industry.

This ACEEE White Paper provides a wide-ranging overview of the marketplace for energy finance. Topics include commercial banking, CDFIs, federal, state, and local programs, and alternative financing models.

This fact sheet from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency defines community development activities, investments, and services that qualify for Community Reinvestment Act purposes.

This issue of Community Development Investments from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency covers community development corporations (CDCs). Topics include tips for creating multibank CDCs, encouraging economic development, and project case...

This flow chart portrays the loan review and funding process for Montana's loan participation program, which received funding from the State Small Business Credit Initiative. The chart shows steps involving the business, financial institutions, and...

This is the application for new loans under Montana's loan participation program, which received funding from the State Small Business Credit Initiative. The detailed application covers lender analysis, job creation, loan purpose, and more.

This policy document describes the rules and criteria governing Montana's loan participation program, which received funding from the State Small Business Credit Initiative. Under the program, small businesses can receive lower interest rates,...

The U.S. Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund released this report on the successes of CDFIs by Donna Fabiani and James Greer. The report includes detailed descriptions of the characteristics, loan portfolios, and...

This presentation emphasizes the importance of CDFIs investing capital in communities that contribute to healthy outcomes in areas such as health care.

This presentation looks at how the economic downturn affected community development finance institutions (CDFIs).

This presentation examines the basics of the New Market Tax Credit program and its role in financing small business.

This document provides an overview of the CDFI Fund's Capital Magnet Fund, which provides grants to CDFIs for the development or management of affordable housing. The document also details the projects and awardees announced for the first round of...

The Communities at Work Fund, a partnership of Citi, Calvert Foundation and Opportunity Finance Network, is a $200 million fund to provide flexible capital to Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) loan funds that lend to nonprofit and...

This CDFI Fund website provides a searchable database of the awards made under all of its programs, including New Markets Tax Credits. It allows users to search for awards made to certified community development entities (CDEs) by state, program,...

This guide from the Opportunity Finance Network tracks legislation in statehouses across the nation that supported Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and the financial services markets in which they are active. The guide is divided...

This Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) website lists the deadlines and application procedures for all of the 2010 CDFI Fund programs. It includes all of the necessary application materials and additional resources and...

The CDFI Data Project has released their seventh annual report analyzing fiscal year 2007 data collected from 508 CDFIs. An estimated 1,235 CDFIs operate in low-wealth communities across the country. These organizations provide affordable banking...