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CDFI Fund — Community Development Financial Institutions Fund

Parent: U.S. Department of the Treasury. Domains in this note: cdfifund.gov, treasury.gov.

What they regulate

The CDFI Fund (Treasury) certifies Community Development Financial Institutions and administers related award programs. It does not license mortgage brokers, business-loan brokers, or securities brokers. Confirm CDFI certification and any state lending licences on primary tools. Indexed ≠ endorsed.

Always prefer the live .gov site over a third-party mirror. Index ≠ endorsement.

How to verify

  1. CDFI Fund home — Treasury programs that certify and support CDFIs — not a retail lender or broker licence register.
  2. CDFI certification context — Prefer live cdfifund.gov; bank charters and state lending licences remain separate.

Official portal: https://www.cdfifund.gov/

Questions this page answers

Does the CDFI Fund license loan brokers?

No. It certifies CDFIs and runs Treasury community-development programs. Broker/lender licensing is a separate path.

CDFI Fund vs SBA?

SBA runs small-business lending and guarantee programs; the CDFI Fund focuses on certified community-development financial institutions.

Is a BrokerMafia agency page an endorsement?

No. Index ≠ endorsement. BrokerMafia is not a government agency and does not issue licenses.

Where is the full .gov directory?

https://brokermafia.com/usa/ — with JSON/CSV downloads that include the full local SLD inventory from CISA.

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