JetStream Federal Credit Union wanted to reach out to more of its low-income members with products and services that fit their needs.

CDFI Certification is the US Department of the Treasury’s recognition of specialized financial institutions serving low-income communities.

American 1 helps a member keep his loans safe, MERCO works with a member to keep her car, and SkyPoint aids a member during a COVID crisis.

The US Treasury CDFI Fund recently provided $1.25 billion in grants through its Rapid Response Program in response to the economic impact...

June 23, 2020 The Honorable Mike Quigley, Chairman The Honorable Steve Womack, Chairman House Committee on Appropriations House...

Fully 10% of $1.25 Billion from Rapid Response Program & 29% of CU Awards Credit Union Strategic Planning, the credit union movement’s...

Up to 20 new hires this year! For more than a decade, credit unions have discovered the full suite of services CU Strategic Planning has...

The coronavirus pandemic caused temporary furloughs, many of which have turned permanent, obliterating mom-and-pop shops and other...

The recently enacted Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 (H.R. 133) contained $12 billion for CDFIs...

Ascension Credit Union’s Staff Trained as HEROs Save Two Members $30,000

CU Strategic Planning submitted a comment letter to the CDFI Fund about proposed certification changes.

Twenty-five CU Strategic Planning credit unions received nearly $16.7 million dollars in grants to improve their communities from the US...

HERO is a Community Development-Certified Financial Counseling Program The $9.3 billion Self-Help family of credit unions has contracted...

We encourage leadership to include an appropriation of $1 billion for the Department of Treasury’s CDFI Fund in the Coronavirus stimulus bil

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, March 25th at 2:00 pm EST for a town hall meeting on accessing these resources from CDFI and NCUA

Dear credit union volunteers and professionals, As we all adjust to the widespread implications of COVID-19, better known as the...

Consumers are in shock, looking for help. Credit unions and CDFIs are needed now more than ever before. Learn what they can do for you.

CU STRATEGIC PLANNING RELEASES RESULTS OF CDFI COVID-19 SURVEY CU Strategic Planning, the CDFI thought leader and developer of more than...