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Financial Visionaries: Steven Alan Sugarman
In 2017, Steven A. Sugarman founded The Change Company, which is a Community Development Financial Institution certified by the United States Department of Treasury and the State
Broad coalition of financial institutions support CDFI exemptions
Under President Trump, the United States Department of the Treasury sought to change fundamental rules relating to CDFI’s through the improper introduction of a proposal under the
Investor demand rising for CDFI RMBS securitizations
In 2022, Change Lending successfully issued the country's first securitization of first lien residential mortgages originated exclusively by a Community Development Financial
The Change Company and Framework Homeownership Partner to Expand Homeownership
Omar Esposito, President and CEO of Framework said: “We are thrilled to partner with The Change Company, America’s largest CDFI, as we work to make smart homeownership the new
This Little-Known U.S. Agency Determines Millions in ESG Investing. It’s About to Change the Rules
Lenders have rushed to earn CDFI status, the closest thing to a socially conscious seal of approval from the U.S. government. Now, the industry is pushing back on reforms.
The Change Company Closes Sixth Investment Grade Securitization of 2022
The Change Company CDFI LLC and its subsidiary Change Lending, LLC (“Change”) – America’s CDFI – are pleased to announce that Change has closed its sixth securitization of 2022.
CFPB Must End Use of HMDA Data to Dox Consumers
Barron’s magazine and its reporter, Jacob Adelman, have admitted to using the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) public disclosure of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)
An Assessment of Lending to LMI and Minority Neighborhoods and Borrowers
The CRA requires banking regulators to “assess the institution’s record of meeting the credit needs of the entire community, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods
Are Biden's Housing Regulators Failing Black Homeowners?
There was great optimism amongst community advocates when the Biden Administration made equality in homeownership a cornerstone of its fiscal policy.
Treasury Makes Shocking Decision to Exclude Disabled Americans from CDFI Program
In a shocking decision, the Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (the “CDFI Fund”) has denied a Community Development
It's time for FHLB Banks to pursue their mission
Sandra Thompson and the Federal Housing Finance Authority (FHFA) should be applauded for questioning the Federal Home Loan Bank banks (FHLB Banks) they oversee about their level
