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$289 Million for Small-Business Lenders Released Just Before Funding Deadline

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$289 Million for Small-Business Lenders Released Just Before Funding Deadline. The Trump Administration has withheld Congressionally allocated funding for Community Financial Development Institutions this year despite CDFIs historically drawing bipartisan support.

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