Our Story
We understand credit unions because we’re credit union people. Founded in 2008, we’re a fully employee-owned firm with a team of experienced professionals who have spent their careers working in and alongside credit unions. In 2024, we joined forces with Callahan & Associates, combining complementary expertise, innovative solutions, and a shared dedication to strengthening and advancing the credit union movement.
We are the national leaders in CDFI credit unions and in credit union community development. We help credit unions obtain CDFI certification and secure the grants that designation makes possible, and we partner with credit unions that are committed to community development regardless of certification status. Our work helps credit unions deepen their community development strategies, expand lending to the underserved, and increase measurable impact.
We work with credit unions of all sizes and fields of membership to improve financial performance while strengthening their role as community development leaders. We can help your credit union achieve its mission and make a meaningful difference for your members and community.
Our Work in Numbers
210
credit unions certified as CDFIs
over
$1 Billion
in funding for credit unions
574
awards won
What is Credit Union Community Development?
Community development empowers credit unions to serve as anchors of economic opportunity by expanding access and by building inclusive financial resilience within the communities they serve. Community development represents purposeful connection to community. Purposeful connection to community refocuses on the long-standing credit union mission of people helping people and our cooperative roots. Through this refocusing, it makes credit unions indispensable to their communities.
We believe that any credit union can be a force for community development. Our goal is to help credit unions become indispensable and integral to the fabric of their communities.
Work With Us
We're a growing company and love working with passionate people. Open positions will be posted here.