written on March 25th, 2009 | by James R. Klein
Media around the world is focused on the U.S bail out. I know this as
a fact, sitting in a hotel room in Venice hearing CNN, CNBC, BBC, &
SKY News spend significant time on bonuses paid with stimulus money.
In the Congress we now have hearings on who knew what about who all of
which I tend to [...]
Tags: CDFI, Community Development Finance Institution, Congress, New Markets Tax Credit, US House of Representatives
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written on March 19th, 2009 | by Jennifer Deuber
Jim was recently selected to sit on the Board of Directors for the CDFI Coalition, a national organization representing community development institutions across the country. These institutions are certified CDFIs by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund.
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written on March 10th, 2009 | by James R. Klein
An article in last week’s Columbus Dispatch solicited comment from the Ohio Congressional delegation about the federal stimulus package. I found it to be an interesting piece that left me with a strange feeling of despair.
Tags: Columbus Dispatch, Congress, David Korten, stimulus, The Great Turning
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written on March 5th, 2009 | by James R. Klein
At a CDFI Coalition meeting earlier this week in Washington D.C., the topic was liquidity, which is a fancy word for “where’s the money.” Seems like we have once again applied a “one size fits all” solution.
Tags: CDFI, CDFI Coalition, Community Development Entities, Community Development Finance Institution, Congress, Financial Services Committee, Liquidity, Rep. Barney Frank, US House of Representatives
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