John Zody
Sam Centellas
Isaiah Coleman
CDFI Friendly Tulsa
Taylor Weiss
The tenth episode of the Future of CDFIs series explored the "CDFI Friendly" model designed by CDFI Friendly America to expand Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) coverage, financing, and technical assistance in underserved "opportunity markets". The session featured 4 Executive Directors of local CDFI Friendly organizations who explained how they operate as business development and referral hubs that reduce borrower acquisition costs for CDFIs while addressing community-specific capital needs.