Albany, NY- Dorian Wells has been named the fifth Executive Director in the history of the Community Loan Fund. Previously serving as the organization's Sr. Lending Director, Wells has been with the organization for fourteen years. "I'm humbled and honored to be named Executive Director," Wells said in a statement to the Albany Business Review. "For fourteen years, I have seen [Read More]

Albany, NY- Celebrating 200 years of service to communities across the United States, KeyBank announced earlier this year the creation of a $5.4M special grant program designed to strengthen Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI's). This program, which was launched in 27 markets across the country, focused on supporting affordable housing and small business growth in communities where the support is most [Read More]

Albany, NY- The Community Loan Fund is proud to announce that it has officially received its recertification from the U.S Department of Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. This certification comes following a comprehensive and rigorous new application process implemented in December 2023, which required all CDFI’s nationwide to reapply under significantly more stringent guidelines. CDFI Certification means that an organization [Read More]

Emma Ruth's Soulful Cuisine and Catering, Inc. is the dream enterprise of Mark Manigault, a local chef who has been cooking since he was a child in his mother’s kitchen. Emma Ruth’s is a tribute to Mark’s late mother who passed in 2008. She always expressed her love through her food and taught Mark how to cook with [Read More]

Albany, NY-– The Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region is thrilled to announce the return of the 9-Week Business Planning Course to an in-person format for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first class will be held on Wednesday, January 22nd from 5:30-8:30 and will run concurrently on Wednesday evenings until March 26th. The class [Read More]