January 16 - The Community Reinvestment Act was a landmark civil rights law passed in 1977 to end discrimination that was once common in America’s banking and housing markets. The law made a huge difference. A trillion dollars or more went to low- and moderate-income neighborhoods that were once excluded from the American Dream. This year, the Office of the Comptroller of [Read More]

January 8 - Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday a proposal to provide $25 million in new seed funding over five years for New York’s CDFI Fund through the creation of the Excelsior Banking Network. Read full announcement here. The proposal, announced in conjunction with his 2020 State of the State agenda, will increase access to safe, affordable bank accounts and small-dollar [Read More]

January 7 - ReWire Energy believes in the power of community and giving back. For each Community Loan Fund supporter that subscribes to community solar, they are making a $50 donation to our organization! Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region is proud to partner with ReWire Energy to provide our supporters with access to community solar. No, we are not asking [Read More]

December 20 - The Community Loan Fund is proud to announce that the business incubator expansion project has received $800,000 as part of this year’s REDC Awards. The project is one of 120 project in the Capital Region, which was a top performer, snagging $84.1 million in funding. The Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region plans to construct a $4 million [Read More]

Since its launch, we've been calling our new training program, the Community Loan Fund Online Training Platform. That's a mouth full! We want to have a name that's as easy to use as the course! Submit your suggestion for a new name and you could win a $50 gift certificate!