This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Looking back, Onna LeBeau never really knew how her mom made ...

Native community development financial institutions want banks to provide them with access to capital to help them meet the high bars set by regulators. As of 2021, 86% of Native American communities ...

As we celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month this May, we recognize the critical role Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) play ...

The Indian Land Capital Company helped the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians in Sonoma County, California, recover nearly 700 acres in 2016. (Photo by Oliver Dodd / CC BY 2.0) This is your first of three ...

The US Environmental Protection Agency breached a $400 million Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant in early 2025 by ...

For generations, Native and rural communities have faced systemic financial barriers that make homeownership, entrepreneurship, and economic growth extraordinarily difficult. In places where ...

Joshua Iron Shell spent 18 years working for construction companies before he reached a breaking point. He was on a roof in Lincoln, Nebraska, installing gutters, and it was about 100 degrees out.

The Trump administration's plan to reduce the performance of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund would sacrifice one of the country's most cost-efficient investments in itself, ...

In 2018, Morgan Stanley released The Trillion Dollar Blindspot, spotlighting how skewed investment practices are towards white male entrepreneurs, and how entrepreneurs of color lack the access to the ...

The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program is a tax incentive designed to encourage investment in businesses and real estate projects located in economically distressed communities. The recently ...