Greetings from Arkansas! During our Building Thriving Community Retreat, Doug Bystry and Yves Mombeleur received a proclamation signed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. We're grateful for the warm welcome and happy to support Arkansas communities!
Clearinghouse CDFI provided $11.7M in financing for a 93-room hotel in Verona, NY, bringing together Oneida Indian Nation ownership with Benchmark Development’s hospitality experience.
Learn more about the impact this project is making:
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Congratulations to Marc Kirshbaum of Skylark Assisted Living, a Clearinghouse CDFI borrower, on his new book, “The Eleven Primal Spaces,” exploring human-centered leadership—a message that resonated with our Chief Credit Officer, Kristy Ollendorff!
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We’re proud to partner with NFDC and FHLBSF to expand financial education opportunities for Native youth. Learn how a $200,000 AHEAD Program grant will launch a statewide initiative to train 40 high school teachers in its Tribal Personal Finance framework:
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Please join us in welcoming Cruz Lawrence-Mayes to the team! Cruz brings a strong background in data analytics and will help us better understand and communicate the impact of our financing through research and project data. Learn more about his role:
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🏡 40 new affordable homes are coming to Napa, CA! Clearinghouse CDFI provided $10M of NMTC allocation and a $4.1M source loan to Heritage Housing Partners to support new homeownership opportunities for first-time buyers.
Learn more about this project:
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What a great evening! We were proud to serve as Gold Sponsor of the 2026 Westward Home Gala, supporting OCCHC’s incredible work to expand affordable housing, homeownership, and educational opportunities across Orange County and celebrating 20 years of the SteppingUP program.
Clearinghouse CDFI provided $5.6M in replacement financing for The Villas on Lake Mary, helping support 76 affordable homes in Flagstaff, AZ, with every apartment reserved for households earning up to 60% of AMI.
Learn more:
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The Civic 50 OC celebration recognizes businesses making a meaningful impact across Orange County. Congrats to this year’s honorees and nominees! We’re proud to stand alongside organizations, like our friends at @PNCBank, committed to creating positive change. #TheCivic50
After years of meeting in leased hotel conference rooms, Overcomers Ministries Church has a permanent home. Clearinghouse CDFI provided $937,500 in acquisition financing to help the congregation purchase its new headquarters in Richardson, TX.
Learn more:
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'B' BOLD intern Jacob Rangel chose to research the Vistara Apartments project, catching his attention because it provides affordable housing for low- to moderate-income families in Yuma, AZ, addressing the high demand for housing while supporting community growth and stability.
Our interns each had the chance to share a borrower story that resonated with them. Sebastian has enjoyed researching about our work with San Francisco's Aquarium of the Bay (@AqofthebaySF) and is thrilled to share it with the world!
Today, we celebrated the official start of construction at Friendly Village MHP in Long Beach! We're proud to support the preservation of this 182-space affordable housing community as major infrastructure improvements begin. Learn more:
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'B' BOLD intern Amitai Arias chose to research OCCHC. Make sure to check out occhc.org to see some of the work they're doing, and visit our website to keep up with our latest community project financing.
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At last week’s ‘B’ BOLD(ER) graduation, we recognized Trina Fleming of Lendistry as our ‘B’ BOLD(ER) Champion! Her professional etiquette workshop “Boss Moves” was an intern favorite. Thank you, Trina, for your outstanding mentorship and lasting impact! 👏 #BBOLDER #Mentorship
We’re thrilled to be named one of @PointsofLight's The Civic 50 Orange County 2026! 🎉 This recognition celebrates OC's most community-minded companies, and we’re honored to be recognized for our commitment to strengthening communities and creating positive impact.
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Next Friday, Aug. 14, we'll join our partners at ACI Friendly Village for a ribbon-cutting celebrating the start of a major rehabilitation project. Backed by $11M+ through California's MORE Program, these upgrades will help preserve affordable housing in Long Beach. Stay tuned!
We were proud to join the National Black & Latino Economic$ Summit in Clearwater, FL, where our very own Kristy Ollendorff shined on the “Building Community Wealth Through Strategic Investment” panel! A great conversation on creating stronger communities & lasting opportunity.
Congrats to our Native American Advisory Board Member Shawn Nelson on his feature in the Gallup Journey! His artwork is on display at the Rest Stop Inn in Gallup, NM—a well-deserved recognition of his creativity.
Read the full article on pages 50–51 here:
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