Latino Community Finalist For NEXT Award

Published October 15, 2007, 1:00 a.m. EDT

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Updated August 27, 2020, 1:36 a.m. EDT

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DURHAM, N.C. - Latino Community Credit Union is among the semi-finalists for the Wachovia NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance. In all, 10 community development financial institutions were named as semi-finalists for $8.25 million in grants and awards. The awards program is sponsored by the Wachovia Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

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The $8.25 million in grants and investments will be divided between two organizations.

Other semi-finalists include: Boston Community Capital; Clearinghouse CDFI in Lake Forest, Calif.; Community First Fund in Lancaster, Penn.; New Hampshire Community Loan Fund in Concord, N.H.; Corporation for Supportive Housing in New York; Housing Development Fund Inc. in Stamford, Conn.; IFF in Chicago, and Southern Bancorp in Arkadelphia, Ark.

The recipients of the Wachovia NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance will be named in December in Miami. (c) 2007 The Credit Union Journal and SourceMedia, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cujournal.com http://www.sourcemedia.com

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