Why Gutting the CDFI Fund Hurts Banks, Communities

22/10/2025 31 min Temporada 6 Episodio 29
Why Gutting the CDFI Fund Hurts Banks, Communities

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Episode Synopsis

As the government shutdown drags on, the Treasury Department fired the entire staff of the CDFI Fund, a program with substantial bipartisan support. Dennis Ammann, CEO of People's Bank, a CDFI in Mississippi, and Jeannine Jacokes, CEO of the Community Development Bankers Association, discuss the impact on CDFIs nationwide and why it has alarmed lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.