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October 08, 2020 | Tom Ballard

Two TN organizations receive small portion of latest awards from national CDFI Fund

Two Tennessee-based organizations were among 357 recipients of more than $204 million in FY 2020 funding from the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund.

Southeast Community Capital Corporation in Nashville, dba as Pathway Lending, received $657,000, while Independent Southern Banckshares Inc. in Brownsville received $750,000.

The program invests in and builds the capacity of CDFIs to serve low-income people and communities lacking adequate access to affordable financial products and services. This year’s recipients came from 45 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

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