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Appalachian Community Capital

United States of America

FF REVIEWAppalachian Community Capital (ACC) is an ambitious groundbreaking project to increase business lending in Appalachia by providing community loan funds a new source of capital. Appalachian Community Capital was created to increase business lending in Appalachia by providing community loan funds with a new source of capital through the creation of a wholesale capital intermediary. This CDFI intermediary raises grant capital and leveraged debt from funding sources not available to or underutilized by the individual funds such as regional and national banks utilities and national foundations.

Type: CDFI

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Asirvad

India

Welcome to Asirvad Microfinance Private Ltd. An MFI promoted by an IIT & IIM alumni with more than 2 decades of experience in India and other countries has set itself an ambitious target of achieving a Portfolio of Rs.500 Crores by 2016 by lending to the people of urban and rural India. Headquartered at Chennai the company aspires to develop and make use of innovative technology to deliver its services and enrich the community at large. The company is managed by young and energetic professionals with a strong commitment to bring this vision to reality.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: India

Impact: Equality & Empowerment/Minorities/Previously Excluded Populations

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Co-Operative Bank of Manchester

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irela

The Co operative Bank provides high street and internet banking current accounts mortgages savings accounts credit cards and loans. We trace our roots back to our founding as the Loans and Deposit department of CWS in 1872 and we've worked hard ever since to provide our customers with a viable alternative to our larger competitors.We pride ourselves on our customer service and customer satisfaction levels and we're always looking to put our customers at the heart of what we do.We are also committed to leading the way on ethical environmental and community matters. The Co operative Bank has a unique ethical policy setting out the way we do business which we've developed in full consultation with our customers.

Type: Bank

Geography: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irela

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Coastal Enterprises Inc. (CEI)

United States of America

Coastal Enterprises Inc. (CEI) helps to grow good jobs environmentally sustainable enterprises and shared prosperity in Maine and in rural regions across the country by integrating financing business and industry expertise and policy solutions. CEI envisions a world in which communities are economically and environmentally healthy enabling all people especially those with low incomes to reach their full potential.

Type: CDFI

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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Greater Minnesota Housing Fund

United States of America

Greater Minnesota Housing Fund (GMHF) is a private, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to strengthen families and communities and promote economic vitality throughout greater Minnesota by supporting the creation and preservation of affordable housing. As a certified community development financial institution (CDFI), GMHF assembles financial resources that support the creation of safe, decent, healthy and affordable housing for low- and moderate-income families and emerging market populations in the 80 counties of greater Minnesota. GMHF has assembled more than $208 million to fund affordable housing initiatives.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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South Carolina Community Bank

United States of America

South Carolina Community Bank offers personal and commercial banking services. The bank was founded in 1999 and is based in Columbia South Carolina. South Carolina Community Bank operates as a subsidiary of SCCB Financial Corp.

Type: Bank

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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The Meloy Fund

The Meloy Fund is a US$20 million impact investment vehicle focused in Indonesia and the Philippines created to demonstrate the potential for financial returns in the coastal fisheries sector thereby de risking the market for later stage investment. As the first impact fund focused solely on coastal fisheries in the developing tropics the Meloy Fund is a pioneering fund that will seek to have a catalytic impact in the fisheries sector and crowd in additional investors and private sector businesses to support the transition of coastal fisheries to sustainability through market building initiatives. The Fund is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rare a global conservation organization that has empowered local communities in over 50 countries to shift from being resource users to environmental stewards.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Indonesia

Impact: Capacity Building