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TruFund and Economic Development Administration Partner To Offer Low Cost Loans

New Orleans, LA – September 7, 2022 – TruFund Financial Services, Inc. (TruFund) a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), today announces partnership with the Economic Development Administration to offer low-cost loans to small business owners in targeted geography. TruFund is now accepting applications for its Back To Business Loan Sale for small business owners located […]

Local CDFIs Launch Collaboration with Entrepreneurs of Color Fund in New Orleans, Louisiana

June 30, 2022, NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, local community development financial institutions (CDFIs) NewCorp, Inc.  and TruFund Financial Services, Inc. announce a new collaboration with the Entrepreneurs of Color Fund (EOCF) aimed at expanding access to capital and other resources to minority owned businesses in the crescent city. The EOCF is a program managed […]

TruImpact Story: “I feel like the HER in CertifyHER”

https://sharitamhumphrey.com/ A certified financial educator, money coach, and speaker, Sharita Humphrey’s financial coaching inspires entrepreneurs from rural Texas to Namibia to unlock their financial acumen and growth. Since participating in TruFund’s 5-week CertifyHER program, Sharita and her namesake financial consulting company have been able to receive certifications and personal guidance on how to reach their […]

TRUFUND ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF THE WISDOM FUND, CLOSING THE LENDING GAP FOR WOMEN

New York, NY – March 20, 2019 – Women are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S. yet less than 5 percent of small business lending – only $1 in $23 – goes to women. TruFund Financial Services, Inc. (TruFund) a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), today announces partnership with CNote aiming to close […]

TRUFUND FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AMONG AWARDEES WITH A $1.125 MILLION AWARD THROUGH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FUND

U.S. TREASURY AWARDS $202.2 MILLION TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES New York, NY – September 19, 2018 –TruFund Financial Services, Inc. has been awarded $1.125 million through the United States Department of Treasury Community Development Financial Institutions – FA program to spur economic and community development in distressed and low-income communities. The award will […]

TruFund Financial Services, Inc. Launches Women In Business: An EmpowHERment Program In Partnership With Regions Bank In Louisiana

November 9, 2017 – New Orleans, LA – TruFund Financial Services, Inc. recently celebrated National Women’s Small Business Month by recognizing the hard work of local small businesses, especially those women-led businesses by launching TruFund’s Women In Business:  An EmpowHERment Program in partnership with Regions Bank.   Through this program, female entrepreneurs have had the opportunity […]

TruFund Financial Services, Inc. Launches Women In Business: An EmpowHERment Program In Alabama During Women’s Small Business Month

Birmingham, AL – TruFund Financial Services, Inc. recently celebrated National Women’s Small Business Month by recognizing the hard work of local small businesses, especially those women-led businesses by launching TruFund’s Women In Business:  An EmpowHERment Program.   Through this program, female entrepreneurs have had the opportunity to receive valuable information and training to grow their businesses. […]

TruFund Financial Services, Inc. Launches Women In Business: An EmpowHERment Program Nationally During Women’s Small Business Month

New York, NY – TruFund Financial Services, Inc. celebrates National Women’s Small Business Month by recognizing the hard work of local small businesses, especially those women-led businesses by launching TruFund’s Women In Business:  An EmpowHERment Program.   Through this program, female entrepreneurs have had the opportunity to receive valuable information and training to grow their businesses. […]

TruFund Financial Services, Inc. Announces Expansion of the Restore Louisiana Small Business Program to Provide Recovery Assistance to Louisiana Small Businesses in 21 Parishes Impacted by 2016 Floods

Baton Rouge, LA – August 01, 2017 – TruFund Financial Services, Inc. has announced it will expand its work with the Restore Louisiana Small Business Program to provide financial assistance to small business owners in four additional parishes. Small businesses in East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Ascension, St. James, Tangipahoa, Washington, St. Helena, St. […]

TruFund Invests $9Million In New Markets Tax Credits To CrossPlex Development In Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham, AL – August 02, 2017 –TruFund Financial Services, Inc., through its subsidiary Empowerment Reinvestment Fund (ERF), today announced the investment of $9 million in New Markets Tax Credits to support the CrossPlex Development in Birmingham, Alabama. This investment will support the construction of a 101-room hotel, 6,500 square feet of retail with a coffee […]