We've pulled together ten steps you can take before the end of the year to help secure your credit union's CDFI recertification.

On Thursday, June 20 the CDFI Fund extended its deadline for re-certifying CDFIs. Depending on a credit union’s fiscal year-end, this...

a brief overview of the state of the CDFI credit union world, covering topics your credit union should know.

Editor's note: a version of this article also appears in The Credit Union Connection. Accountability is a critical component when it...

For Baton Rouge’s Neighbors Federal Credit Union, the long wait is finally over. While they were awarded $35 million in a secondary...

In her first official statement as acting director of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Marcia Sigal announced two...

CDFIs have been waiting, not-so-patiently, to learn the fate of the certification process from the Community Development Financial Instituti

Proposed Application Process Would Exclude ‘Significant Swaths’ of Credit Unions A newly released CDFI Fund report might have forced the...

Jodie Harris, Director of the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), announced...

About the CDFI Fund's recent announcement that it's delaying the release of their updated certification.

October of 2023 will mark 15 years since CU Strategic Planning was founded, and 15 years of helping credit unions gain certification as...

The following is the letter CU Strategic Planning provided in response to the Treasury's request for public comment on the Community...

Community Development Financial Institutions, and those who work with them, are very aware of the many recent changes that have been put...

“How do you know that about our members?” That’s a common question we get from prospects and clients. We’ve learned the critical nature...

CDFI certification is intense and involved, but if your credit union has the means and the heart, the results for your community are your...

2022 is off to a roaring start for our credit union clients! So far this year, CU Strategic Planning has successfully ushered 20 credit...

CU Strategic Planning recently helped VyStar Credit Union earn its certification as a Community Development Financial Institution....

The following is the written statement of Stacy Augustine, CU Strategic Planning's President and CEO, provided to the CDFI Fund Advisory...

CU Strategic Planning leads industry, maintains 100% approval record Arapahoe CU received its Community Development Financial Institution...

It happens every year: each Community Development Financial Institution must complete and submit an Annual Certification Report (ACR) to...