Introduction to CDFIs: Why Credit Unions Are (and Always Have Been) Community Development Financial Institutions

Credit unions have always been engines of community development, long before the CDFI Fund existed. This webinar covers:

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• Why credit unions were the original Community Development Financial Institutions

• How CDFI certification works and what the process looks like

• The benefits of designation, from deeper community impact to access to major grant opportunities

• How CDFI status can support long-term growth and member service

• What we’ve learned from helping more than 200 credit unions certify and secure over $1 billion in awards