Community Reinvestment Fund, USA (CRF), is pleased to announce the election of Renay Dossman and Ja’Net Defell to its Board of Trustees.   Renay Dossman, MA, is the President and CEO of Neighborhood Development Center (NDC), where she leads efforts to foster economic growth and empowerment in underserved communities. With a

We are excited to share that CRF’s Director of Bond Guarantee Program Linnea Dockter received a 2024 Top Women in Finance award from Finance and Commerce. Finance and Commerce is an independent daily newspaper providing news, analysis, and commentary on Minnesota business. Their Top Women in Finance award recognizes industry-leading

$7.85M in investments will help build a more equitable small business ecosystem CINCINNATI— Fifth Third Bank has partnered with Community Reinvestment Fund, USA (CRF) to launch the Small Business Catalyst Fund, a $7.85M investment that will empower small businesses across Fifth Third’s 11-state footprint to grow and create jobs in their

CRF will use the $325 million issuance to support three CDFIs The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) has announced the issuance of $325 million in bonds to CRF through the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program (BGP). With this issuance, CRF will issue bonds on

Community Reinvestment Fund, USA (CRF) is tremendously honored to receive a record $20 million grant from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. This is the second award CRF has received from Scott, having received a $15 million donation in 2020. The unprecedented size and unique structure of this grant provides CRF with an

Community Reinvestment Fund, USA (CRF) and ProsperUs Detroit, a Detroit-based nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), are partnering to announce a new initiative designed to support Wayne County’s small business landscape. Through this strategic partnership and grant support from the CDFI Fund’s CDFI Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP), ProsperUs Detroit