CDFI Small Business Lenders: Succeeding in the Margins by Blending Capital and Know-How As mission-driven financial institutions, CDFIs provide financial services to markets and communities that are not adequately served by commercial lenders. CDFIs intentionally operate in communities that, due to their smaller scale and a perception of outsized risk, mainstream lenders often avoid. [...]

CDFI Loan Funds Trends Report for 9/30/2021 As of 9/30/21, CDFI loan fund performance continued to shine. While quality was strong, loans outstanding began to decrease. Aeris has examined CDFI loan fund performance through 9/30/21 using sector-specific median measurements in the Aeris® Explorer peer analytic tool. In September 2021, the Delta variant of [...]

When will CDFI portfolio deterioration come? Not yet. Maybe not in this economic cycle. Portfolios continue to perform the same as or better than in previous periods; CDFIs continue to attract contributions and new investments. Aeris collects and standardizes quarterly performance data on 145 CDFI loan funds. These data are made available through [...]

How are CDFIs Faring as the COVID Crisis Deepens? CDFI small business lending activity increases, while performance holds firm through 9/30/2020 This is the second in a series of CDFI trend reports tracking CDFI performance in the recession In 2020, Aeris began publishing a CDFI loan funds trend report on the [...]