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CU Strategic Planning
Jun 271 min read
There’s a Deadline Extension for CDFI Recertification – What Does That Mean for Your Credit Union?
On Thursday, June 20 the CDFI Fund extended its deadline for re-certifying CDFIs. Depending on a credit union’s fiscal year-end, this...
Joe Brancucci, EVP CU Results
May 303 min read
Is Your Credit Union Prepared for Equitable Recovery Program Grant Reporting?
A challenge with the ERP grants is the specific reporting requirements that the funds to only be used in the way the grant was structured.
Christine Duncan, VP Grant Compliance
May 34 min read
Material Events: What They Mean for CDFI Credit Unions
When these changes occur, especially unexpected ones, making sure that the CDFI Fund has been notified may be the last thing on your mind. H
Stacy Augustine
Jan 274 min read
How You’ll Learn to Stop Worrying and Love Advisory Boards
Editor's note: a version of this article also appears in The Credit Union Connection. Accountability is a critical component when it...
CU Strategic Planning
Sep 12, 20232 min read
Louisiana Credit Unions Find Success and Change Lives as CDFIs
For Baton Rouge’s Neighbors Federal Credit Union, the long wait is finally over. While they were awarded $35 million in a secondary...
CU Strategic Planning
Aug 24, 20232 min read
Acting CDFI Director’s First Message Provides Update on 2023 and 2024 Grant Rounds
In her first official statement as acting director of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Marcia Sigal announced two...
Shirley Senn and Aaron Duffy
Apr 4, 20233 min read
ALM 101: Why Credit Unions Won’t Get Caught Like SVB
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failed in March, creating some concern for consumers here in the U.S. and around the world. Typically following...
Mike Beall
Aug 23, 20225 min read
A Season of Changes for CDFIs
Community Development Financial Institutions, and those who work with them, are very aware of the many recent changes that have been put...
CU Strategic Planning
Oct 5, 20213 min read
The High-Risk Case Against Free
It happens every year: each Community Development Financial Institution must complete and submit an Annual Certification Report (ACR) to...
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