CDFI

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  A Lot of LICU Designations: A Lot of Possibilities

  By Scott Butterfield  |  March 12, 2013

  You're a newly designated low-income credit union, congratulations! You now have access to tools that can be leveraged for growth and aren't available to all credit unions.

• LICU Streamlined Approval Extended to State Charters

  By Heather Anderson  |  February 21, 2013

  The NCUA will provide state regulators with a list of low-income eligible credit unions through a cooperative effort between the NCUA and NASCUS.

• Amplifying Innovation Through Collaboration

  By Scott Butterfield  |  February 19, 2013

• GAC Roundtable Planned on CDFI, LICU

  By Marc Rapport  |  February 14, 2013

  Federation will sponsor session for current and potential low income designated credit unions.

• Credit Unions Now Getting the Hang of CDFI Grant Requests

  By David Morrison  |  February 6, 2013

  As some credit unions around the country gear up to apply for grant money from the U.S. Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, there are indications that credit unions are gradually becoming more sophisticated about navigating the grant writing process.

• Hope Credit Union Rolls Out Banking App Aimed at Underbanked

  By David Morrison  |  January 24, 2013

  Mississippi institution says remote deposit checking feature particularly important in areas with sparse brick and mortar options.

• CU Strategic Planning Temporarily Shutting Doors to New Clients

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  January 4, 2013

  Demand for help in seeking Community Development Financial Institutions Fund grants prompts move.

• Bridgeway FCU Recognized as CDFI

  By David Morrison  |  January 2, 2013

  Poughkeepsie, N.Y., credit union earns designation that will help its serve the underserved.

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  HOPE Credit Union Casts Lifeline to Mississippi Orthopedic Clinic

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  September 19, 2012

  State-of-the-art facility to treat bone and joint cases will open for business thanks to financing from HOPE Enterprise Corp./HOPE Credit Union.

• CDFI Fund Provides $15 Million to Industry

  By David Morrison  |  August 20, 2012

  Twenty-four credit unions or credit union organizations received grant assistance from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund in the latest round of funding.