Opportunity zones have been a hot topic in the impact finance industry since their announcement, but do CDFIs and other impact lenders have a role to play?  Michael Swack and Charles Tansey think so.  They join us on this episode to discuss their recen...

Sometimes it seems like everyone in the CDFI industry knows each other, and that many of us have been committed to the industry for our whole careers. Our guest on this episode is not one of those familiar faces.

Small buildings make up more of America’s housing stock than the large multifamily developments we often think about in the finance world. That means that to serve all the needs of a community, addressing the small building stock is essential.

Does heightened interest in impact investing present a real opportunity to diversify capital sources, or is it a mirage?  Yuliya Tarasava, one of the founders of CNote, believes CDFIs and other community lenders can seize the moment and expand their ca...

The grassroots movement that resulted in the creation of CDFIs as we know them today has a deep history.  In today’s episode we explore that history with one of the luminaries of the industry, Cliff Rosenthal. Cliff was there when it all started,

Mark Barbash joins the impact lenders podcast to talk about the changing landscape of the small business lending sector, and how impact lenders can best respond to it. The declining number of community banks and the proliferation of online lenders has ...

The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) motivates a substantial portion of bank investments into CDFIs, and as budgets for community development programs shrink, its importance continues to grow.  The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recently rel...

The political climate has made diversifying capital sources a priority for many CDFIs.  At the same time, younger investors are increasingly focused on impact. How can your loan fund capitalize on that trend? In this episode,

Impact lenders serving low-income communities are often working to mitigate the consequences of structural racism–but race is rarely brought to the forefront of discussions in the industry.  Living Cities decided that it wanted to change that,

Measuring and tracking impact is one of the persistent challenges of impact lending.  We all want to know what our work is really accomplishing, both to improve our programs and to effectively report out to investors and donors.