New data on CDFI lending shows that CDFIs accelerated their impact in 2023, making almost $40 billion of new loans in more places. The new data are the 2023 Transaction Level Reporting (TLR) reports that CDFIs submitted to the CDFI Fund.

The addition of the 2023 TLR data shows a 16% increase in total CDFI financing nationally, up more than $37.8 billion, bringing the total from 2005 to 2023 to $272,320,974,488. In addition, the average per capita lending nationally increased $102, from $711 to $814 per person.