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Overview A certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) is a specialized financial institution that works in market niches that are underserved by traditional financial institutions. CDFIs provide a unique range of financial products and services in economically distressed target markets, such as mortgage financing for low-income and first-time homebuyers and not-for-profit developers, flexible underwriting and risk capital for needed community facilities, and technical assistance, commercial loans and investments to small start-up or expanding businesses in low-income areas. CDFIs include regulated institutions such as community development banks and credit unions, and non-regulated institutions such as loan and venture capital funds. CDFI certification is a designation conferred by the CDFI Fund and is a requirement for accessing financial and technical award assistance from the CDFI Fund through the CDFI Program, Native American CDFI Assistance Program, and certain benefits under the BEA Program to support an organization's established community development financing programs. What do CDFIs do? Listen to Director Gambrell talk about the work of CDFIs in this podcast with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. A transcript is also available. Eligibility To apply to become certified as a CDFI an organization must submit a CDFI Certification Application to the Fund for review. The application must demonstrate that the applicant meets each of the following requirements for the applicant to become certified: - Be a legal entity at the time of certification application;
- Have a primary mission of promoting community development;
- Be a financing entity;
- Primarily serve one or more target markets;
- Provide development services in conjunction with its financing activities;
- Maintain accountability to its defined target market; and
- Be a non-government entity and not be under control of any government entity (Tribal governments excluded).
For more detailed information, please refer to the application and the Revised Interim Regulations found in the sections below. Recertification Conference Calls The CDFI Fund will conduct a series of conference calls, by industry type regarding the recertification initiative, with the opportunity for potential CDFI Recertification Applicants to review recertification requirements and ask specific questions. Loan/Venture Funds will be broken up by the first letter in the organizations' names. Recertification Conference Call Schedule - Monday, February 11, 2013 – 2:00pm – 4:00pm Eastern (for Banks/DIHCs)
- Wednesday, February 13, 2013 – 2:00pm – 4:00pm Eastern (for Credit Unions)
- Friday, February 15, 2013 – 2:00pm – 4:00pm Eastern (for Loan/Venture Funds, A-E)
- Tuesday, February 19, 2013 – 2:00pm – 4:00pm Eastern (for Loan/Venture Funds F-N)
- Wednesday, February 20, 2013 – 2:00pm – 4:00pm Eastern (for Loan/Venture Funds O-Z)
- Friday, February 22, 2013 – 2:00pm – 4:00pm Eastern (for All Types – make-up)
Access Instructions To access any of the conference calls, participants need to call the toll-free number 1-(888)-677-5132 and use the required Participant Pass-code CCME2013. No prior registration is necessary. Please note that the call will be operator assisted. Monthly Conference Calls The CDFI Fund conducts monthly CDFI Certification Conference Calls which are intended to serve as a forum for potential CDFI Certification Applicants, certified CDFIs, and other CDFI certification stakeholders to ask questions and discuss CDFI certification and the CDFI certification process. CDFI Certification Conference Call Schedule - Thursday, January 17, 2013 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm Eastern
- Thursday, February 21, 2013 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm Eastern
- Thursday, March 21, 2013 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm Eastern
- Thursday, April 18, 2013 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm Eastern
- Thursday, May 16, 2013 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm Eastern
- Thursday, June 13, 2013 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm Eastern
- Thursday, July 18, 2013 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm Eastern
- Thursday, August 15, 2013 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm Eastern
- Thursday, September 19, 2013 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm Eastern
- Thursday, October 17, 2013 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm Eastern
- Thursday, November 14, 2013 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm Eastern
- Thursday, December 12, 2013 – 3:00pm – 4:00pm Eastern
Access Instructions
To access any of the conference calls, participants need to call the toll-free number (888) 677-5132 and use the required Participant Pass-code “CCME”. No prior registration is necessary. Please note that the call will be operator assisted. Timeline | CDFI Certification Application Available: | Currently available | | New CDFI Certification Application Deadline: | May be submitted year-round | | CDFI Recertification Application Deadline: | Varies by CDFI (See Table of Due Dates in “Supplemental Resources” section below) | Contact Us - CCME Helpdesk
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