Trump’s war on ‘woke’ forces community lenders to cut services or close

Trump administration’s decision to freeze $324 million in CDFI Fund allocations has forced many community lenders to scale back or close, threatening access to capital for underserved small businesses. Despite bipartisan support in Congress, the move has created widespread uncertainty, prompting some CDFIs to cut services, merge, or remove DEI language from their materials to avoid federal scrutiny. Read More Here.