NCUA Renewing Streamlined CDFI Application Process

NCUA Renewing Streamlined CDFI Application Process

The NCUA will begin accepting applications on Jan. 24 for federally insured, low-income credit unions that want to use the agency’s streamlined qualification process to be certified as Community Development Financial Institutions, reports David Baumann of the Washington CU Daily. The application deadline is April 3.

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A Benefit for Credit Unions with a Conscience in Community Development

A Benefit for Credit Unions with a Conscience in Community Development

CreditUnions.com: Carla Decker, the CEO of DC Credit Union, discusses her credit union’s commitment to community and how the COVID-19 crisis has affected her certified CDFI shop.

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Community Reinvestment Coalition: Subject Credit Unions to CRA Tests

Community Reinvestment Coalition: Subject Credit Unions to CRA Tests

The National Community Reinvestment Coalition said that if underserved areas of the U.S. are going to be revitalized, non-banks, including credit unions, should be subject to the Community Reinvestment Act, reports David Baumann of the Washington CU Daily.

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