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Comment Letter: CDFI Program Certification Application
The following is the letter CU Strategic Planning provided in response to the Treasury's request for public comment on the Community...
Stacy Augustine
Dec 2, 202226 min read


A Season of Changes for CDFIs
Community Development Financial Institutions, and those who work with them, are very aware of the many recent changes that have been put...
Mike Beall
Aug 23, 20225 min read


Member Impact Stories: Oswego County FCU
The work we do with credit unions allows them to make real differences in the lives of their members and communities. This could be...
CU Strategic Planning
Aug 23, 20222 min read


Member Impact Stories: Southern Security FCU
The work we do with credit unions allows them to make real differences in the lives of their members and communities. This could be...
CU Strategic Planning
Jul 13, 20221 min read


CDFI $1.73 Billion Equitable Recovery Program Applications Now Open: Deadline is September 22
Note: since the original publication of this article, the CDFI Fund extended the deadline for ERP applications from August 23 to...
CU Strategic Planning
Jun 23, 20222 min read


House Subcommittee Approves $336.4 Million for CDFIs
The House Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee (FSGG) approved a FY2023 financial service spending bill that calls for...
CU Strategic Planning
Jun 17, 20222 min read


Member Impact Stories: NorthPark Community Credit Union
This one’s about NorthPark Community Credit Union in central Indiana. A member had been with the credit union for about five years when she
CU Strategic Planning
Jun 13, 20222 min read


Member Impact Stories: New Orleans Firemen's FCU
The work we do with credit unions allows them to make real differences in the lives of their members and communities. This could be...
CU Strategic Planning
Jun 3, 20222 min read


Leveraging Data Capabilities to Serve CDFI Credit Unions
“How do you know that about our members?” That’s a common question we get from prospects and clients. We’ve learned the critical nature...
CU Strategic Planning
May 27, 20223 min read


Member Impact Stories: Sisseton-Wahpeton FCU
The work we do with credit unions allows them to make real differences in the lives of their members and communities. This could be...
CU Strategic Planning
May 6, 20222 min read


Four "Other" Paths to CDFI Certification
CDFI certification is intense and involved, but if your credit union has the means and the heart, the results for your community are your...
Mike Beall
Apr 19, 20223 min read


CDFI Grant Season Draws to a Close: Hurry Up and Wait
With the click of the “Submit” button on the last of our client FY2022 CDFI FA and TA grant applications, our most intense season is at a...
CU Strategic Planning
Apr 14, 20222 min read


Member Impact Stories: FLAG CU
The work we do with credit unions allows them to make real differences in the lives of their members and communities. This could be...
CU Strategic Planning
Feb 2, 20222 min read


20 Credit Unions Approved for CDFI Certification So Far This Year With CU Strategic Planning!
2022 is off to a roaring start for our credit union clients! So far this year, CU Strategic Planning has successfully ushered 20 credit...
CU Strategic Planning
Jan 26, 20222 min read


VyStar Credit Union Earns CDFI Certification With assistance from CU Strategic Planning
CU Strategic Planning recently helped VyStar Credit Union earn its certification as a Community Development Financial Institution....
CU Strategic Planning
Jan 20, 20222 min read


Member Impact Stories: Consolidated Community CU
The member is finally a homeowner thanks to the credit union’s willingness to look at the individual and not let his lack of citizenship...
CU Strategic Planning
Dec 30, 20211 min read


CU Strategic Planning Wins 100% of Secondary Capital and ECIP Plan Proposals
Half a billion dollars goes to CU Strategic Planning clients in one day; more than all historical and outstanding secondary capital...
CU Strategic Planning
Dec 16, 20212 min read


CU Strategic Planning Clients Awarded More Than $20 Million from CDFI Fund
CU Strategic Planning is proud to announce that the grant applications we facilitated for our clients make up nearly half of all of this...
CU Strategic Planning
Dec 9, 20212 min read


Letter to the CDFI Fund Advisory Board
The following is the written statement of Stacy Augustine, CU Strategic Planning's President and CEO, provided to the CDFI Fund Advisory...
Stacy Augustine
Dec 2, 20218 min read


Member Impact Stories: St. Tammany FCU
The work we do with credit unions allows them to make real differences in the lives of their members and communities. This could be...
CU Strategic Planning
Dec 2, 20212 min read
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