On May 5, 2012, I left the job that was my life’s work. For nearly 30 years, I led the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions, the charitable organization/trade association for credit unions serving low-income communities. It combined my passion to serve the poor and the underserved with a desire to build something. I […]
Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI): History of a Movement
Long before Occupy Wall Street in the fall of 2011, groups of social activists, community organizers, and even some bankers were working to build institutions to bring capital to the corners of American society where the streams of wealth and bank credit did not flow. As CEO of the National Federation of Community Development Credit […]