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A Bright Future Ahead: Why Impact Investing Matters in 2023
What is Impact Investing? Before we dive into why impact investing is so important for the coming year and beyond, let’s quickly define what it actually means. Impact investing is an investment strategy that focuses on generating measurable social or environmental impact alongside financial returns. This could mean anything from investing in renewable energy projects…
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How First Southwest Bank Is Helping Community Banks Become Better Banks
In 2013, Kent Curtis had a question to answer. As the president and CEO of First Southwest Bank, he wanted to know which direction to steer the financial institution, which has served the San Luis Valley for more than 100 years. Colorado has three persistent poverty counties, and First Southwest Bank is located in the…
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How One Detroit Credit Union is Giving its Members a Second Chance
Catherine Dorsey had always dreamed of becoming a nurse. In 2016, the Detroit resident took a step closer to fulfilling her dream by beginning medical school in Ohio. And while she worked through the demanding courses, another difficulty materialized: her rapidly accumulating bills. In order to pay for her medical school loans, car loans, and…
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CNote attends the National Bankers Association’s 95 Anniversary Conference
CNote attends the National Bankers Association’s 95 Anniversary Conference in D.C. The National Bankers Association’s 95th Anniversary Conference: Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future: MDIs and the Road to Wealth Creation was held on October 13th and 14th in Washington D.C. The conference featured two days of programs and events focused on strengthening minority depository…
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CNote’s Q3 2022 Impact Report
CNote is excited to share our Q3 2022 Impact Report. Our Q3 report features the impact our mission-driven partners have had in communities and the innovative work other industry associations are pioneering alongside us. Additionally, CNote is excited to announce two new hires on our engineering team, and that we have expanded the suppliers we…
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How Chicago Community Loan Fund Is Filling Lending Gaps To Grow Wealth
When Wendell Harris found himself out of a job in 2013, he wasn’t exactly sure where he was going to land within the world of banking and real estate. Fortunately, Robert Rose, one of Wendell’s former bosses, heard that he wasn’t working. At the time, Robert was in a leadership role at Chicago Community Loan…
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Meet The Disability Opportunity Fund, The CDFI Behind West Virginia’s First Fully Accessible Hotel
Charlie Hammerman didn’t aspire to start his own CDFI; however, since his daughter was born with special needs in 1990, Charlie has wanted to be a change agent. Specifically, Charlie’s been on a professional mission to get people to think about and acknowledge the world that he, his family, and some 20 percent of the…
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How VCC Bank Is Using Mission-Driven Lending To Strengthen The Commonwealth
When Virginia Community Capital was established by a group of bipartisan state legislators in 2006, the goal was to create a business model that would attract social investors near and far to create jobs, enhance the quality of life, and promote vibrant communities in historically underserved areas across the state. Part of that business model…
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CNote Closes Series A Investment, Cementing the Women-Led Impact Platform’s Leadership in Closing the U.S. Wealth Gap Through Financial Innovation
CNote Closes Series A Investment, Cementing the Women–Led Impact Platform’s Leadership in Closing the U.S. Wealth Gap Through Financial Innovation September 19, 2022 // Oakland, CA // Building on the momentum of its impact platform—already adopted by corporate leaders including Apple, Mastercard, Netflix and PayPal as a scalable way to address wealth inequality in the…
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CNote attends 24th Annual AACUC Conference
CNote attends the 24th Annual AACUC Conference in St. Pete Beach, Florida to connect with our credit union community CNote was honored to attend The African American Credit Union Coalition’s (AACUC) 24th Annual AACUC Conference held in St. Pete Beach, FL in August. The conference was a weeklong event offering training, networking, and educational opportunities…
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