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10-05-2007, 12:26 AM
FROM: "Luecht Jr., William" <LuechtW@cdfi.treas.gov>
Press Release
<http://www.cdfifund.gov/news_events/PolicyResearchInitiativeResearchProject.asp>
Profiles of Research Projects
<http://www.cdfifund.gov/news_events/PolicyResearchInitiativeResearchProject.pdf>
For Immediate Release October 3, 2007
Contact Bill Luecht, (202) 622-8042
CDFI Fund Announces Research Projects to be
Undertaken Through its Policy Research Initiative
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's
Community Development Financial Institutions
(CDFI) Fund announced the selection of twelve
research proposals it will fund on a wide range
of pertinent topics of interest to the CDFI Fund
and those seeking to improve underserved,
low-income communities around the nation.
'We are very pleased to announce the research
proposals selected under the CDFI Fund's Policy
Research Initiative,' said CDFI Fund Director
Kimberly A. Reed. “It is important that we
build a strong foundation of knowledge
documenting the role, impact, and future
possibilities of CDFIs. Across the nation, CDFIs
are filling financial service gaps in low-income
communities and are at the forefront of
innovating responsible financial products and
services. This research initiative will
highlight these accomplishments and help outline
a path for our greater future success.
The research proposals selected are:
- The Role of CDFIs in Addressing the Subprime Mortgage Market;
- The Role of CDFIs in Home Ownership Finance;
- An Analysis of Successful CDFI Mortgage Lending Strategies;
- Mainstreaming Acquisition Loans for Cooperative
Manufactured Housing Communities;
- Evaluating the CDFI Fund's Investment in Native CDFIs;
- Emerging Trends in CDFI Sustainability;
- Riskiness of Sector-Dependence in CDFIs;
- CDFIs and the Segmentation of Underserved Markets;
- Community Development Venture Capital in Rural Communities;
- Examining the Relationship Between the Small
Business Lending Patterns of CDFIs and Mainstream Financial Institutions;
- Assessment of CDFI Support of Supermarket Development; and
- Assessing Community Development Loan Funds’ Systematic Impacts.
The types of research to be conducted include
case studies and surveys, quantitative analysis,
and analysis of data collected through the CDFI
Fund's Community Investment Impact System. The
research projects will be completed by May 2008,
and the CDFI Fund anticipates that it will
organize and conduct three industry roundtables
in the summer of 2008 to present and discuss the findings.
Forty-four research proposals were received
through the request for proposals that was issued
in July 2007. These proposals were competitively
reviewed by three independent readers and scored
on the basis of quality, methodology, relevance,
and timeliness to the CDFI Fund in particular and
CDFIs in general. The Fund contracted with Abt
Associates, Inc., an independent research firm,
to manage all phases of this research initiative.
The CDFI Fund's mission is to expand the capacity
of financial institutions to provide credit,
capital, and financial services to underserved
populations and economically distressed communities in the United States.
For more detailed information, please visit the
CDFI Fund's website <http://www.cdfifund.gov/> .
William B. Luecht, Jr.
Public Affairs Advisor
Office of Public and Legislative Affairs
CDFI Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury
601 Thirteenth Street, NW, Suite 200 South
Washington, DC 20005
T: (202) 622-8042
F: (202) 622-8328
www.cdfifund.gov
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Press Release
<http://www.cdfifund.gov/news_events/PolicyResearchInitiativeResearchProject.asp>
Profiles of Research Projects
<http://www.cdfifund.gov/news_events/PolicyResearchInitiativeResearchProject.pdf>
For Immediate Release October 3, 2007
Contact Bill Luecht, (202) 622-8042
CDFI Fund Announces Research Projects to be
Undertaken Through its Policy Research Initiative
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's
Community Development Financial Institutions
(CDFI) Fund announced the selection of twelve
research proposals it will fund on a wide range
of pertinent topics of interest to the CDFI Fund
and those seeking to improve underserved,
low-income communities around the nation.
'We are very pleased to announce the research
proposals selected under the CDFI Fund's Policy
Research Initiative,' said CDFI Fund Director
Kimberly A. Reed. “It is important that we
build a strong foundation of knowledge
documenting the role, impact, and future
possibilities of CDFIs. Across the nation, CDFIs
are filling financial service gaps in low-income
communities and are at the forefront of
innovating responsible financial products and
services. This research initiative will
highlight these accomplishments and help outline
a path for our greater future success.
The research proposals selected are:
- The Role of CDFIs in Addressing the Subprime Mortgage Market;
- The Role of CDFIs in Home Ownership Finance;
- An Analysis of Successful CDFI Mortgage Lending Strategies;
- Mainstreaming Acquisition Loans for Cooperative
Manufactured Housing Communities;
- Evaluating the CDFI Fund's Investment in Native CDFIs;
- Emerging Trends in CDFI Sustainability;
- Riskiness of Sector-Dependence in CDFIs;
- CDFIs and the Segmentation of Underserved Markets;
- Community Development Venture Capital in Rural Communities;
- Examining the Relationship Between the Small
Business Lending Patterns of CDFIs and Mainstream Financial Institutions;
- Assessment of CDFI Support of Supermarket Development; and
- Assessing Community Development Loan Funds’ Systematic Impacts.
The types of research to be conducted include
case studies and surveys, quantitative analysis,
and analysis of data collected through the CDFI
Fund's Community Investment Impact System. The
research projects will be completed by May 2008,
and the CDFI Fund anticipates that it will
organize and conduct three industry roundtables
in the summer of 2008 to present and discuss the findings.
Forty-four research proposals were received
through the request for proposals that was issued
in July 2007. These proposals were competitively
reviewed by three independent readers and scored
on the basis of quality, methodology, relevance,
and timeliness to the CDFI Fund in particular and
CDFIs in general. The Fund contracted with Abt
Associates, Inc., an independent research firm,
to manage all phases of this research initiative.
The CDFI Fund's mission is to expand the capacity
of financial institutions to provide credit,
capital, and financial services to underserved
populations and economically distressed communities in the United States.
For more detailed information, please visit the
CDFI Fund's website <http://www.cdfifund.gov/> .
William B. Luecht, Jr.
Public Affairs Advisor
Office of Public and Legislative Affairs
CDFI Fund, U.S. Department of the Treasury
601 Thirteenth Street, NW, Suite 200 South
Washington, DC 20005
T: (202) 622-8042
F: (202) 622-8328
www.cdfifund.gov
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