Clifford Rosenthal
Co-founder of the CDFI movement, former CEO of Inclusiv (National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions), and author of the Community Development Finance trilogy; inductee into the Cooperative Hall of Fame.
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Sep 28, 2026
Katie StoneHOST
Can you tell us how did this very eventful year impact community development finance?
Clifford RosenthalGUEST
So I think it's important to, first of all, for people to Remember the history in years to come.
Clifford RosenthalGUEST
As you may remember, the very first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic were times of incredible uncertainty.
Clifford RosenthalGUEST
No one knew whether it was going to last for days, for weeks, for months, or indeed indefinitely.
Clifford RosenthalGUEST
So there was a great deal of basically kind of adapting to the uncertainty of this situation.
Clifford RosenthalGUEST
Credit unions in particular had to basically look to address increasingly urgent needs among their members, some of whom were without employment and so forth.
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