RECENT COVERAGE IN THE PRESS

March 24 – Rhode Island Current – House panel considers proposals to reform payday loans

March 14 – RENEWables Sustainability Podcast – RENEWables #53: Creating Pathways Out Of Poverty & Advancing A Green Economy

March 6 – The Climate Minute Podcast – Making clean energy accessible to everyone

March 2 – Immigration Review Podcast – Special Episode – Interview with Andy Posner, Founder and CEO of Capital Good Fund

January 19 – Westside Gazette – The Wells Fargo Foundation Invests $400,000 in Capital Good Fund Financial Coaching Programs

January 17 – Capital Insight Podcast – Episode 63: Raising Investment Funds for Inclusive Financial Services with Andy Posner

January 17 – NerdWallet – 4 No-Credit-Check Loans and Borrowing Alternatives

January 16 – South Florida Business Journal – Banking & Finance Roundup: JPMorgan Chase local business outlook; Newtek rebrands

January 12 – WUP.com – Senator Euer to chair Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee

January 10 – Boston Globe – Ruggerio names new Senate committee chairs

December 19 – FDIC.gov – FDIC Hosts Connecticut Credit Building Forum

December 19 – Providence Business News – HarborOne donates $57K to 9 R.I. nonprofits

December 19 – Renewable Energy SmartPod – Breaking down cost barriers for rooftop solar

December 15 – KERA News – Study: Payday and auto title loans drained $1.6 billion a year from the Texas economy since 2012

December 1 – Chronicle of Philanthropy – An Open Letter to Elon Musk: For the Sake of the Public Good, Turn Twitter Into a Nonprofit

November 29 – Go Local Prov – 25 Ways to GIVE in RI This Holiday Season

November 1 – Immigration Review Podcast – Ep. 133 – Precedential Decisions from 11/1/2022 – 11/13/2022 (Welcome Capital Good Fund!; vacated criminal convictions; Matter of Thomas and Thompson; CIMT; petty offense exception; child endangerment; retroactivity; Matter of Cota-Vargas)

October 31 – Next City – How CDFIs Are Helping Immigrants Priced Out of Citizenship

October 26 – FDIC.gov – FDIC Hosts Houston AEI Fourth Quarter Meeting: A Path to Financial Wellness – Expanding Access to Consumer Credit

October 12 – WPRI – Social Security payments set for big increase; here’s what you need to know

August 18, 2022 – ImpactAlpha – The Brief: Green bank mobilization, community climate finance, nature-based carbon credits, logistics in Africa, good nursing jobs, solar tracking tech

August 18, 2022 – ImpactAlpha – Community lenders look to carve out a role for themselves in new green bank fund

August 8, 2022 – PBN – Capital Good Fund calls for passage of Inflation Reduction Act

July 26, 2022 – Boston Globe – Joe Manchin leaves underserved out in the heat during climate crisis

July 22, 2022 – Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta – Household Financial Well-Being in the Southeast

July 21, 2022 – Green & Save News – Solar Power In Massachusetts

July 11, 2022 – Providence Business News – Capital Good Fund brings low-cost immigration loans into Georgia

July 1, 2022 – Lifespan – Supermarket Saving and Meal Prep Budgeting

June 13, 2022 – Lifespan – Budgeting for Everyone

June 1, 2022 – MassCEC – Baker-Polito Administration Awards $2.2 Million to Innovative Projects to Expand Access to Clean Energy

May 23, 2022 – Solar Consult – Solar installers team with Capital Good Fund on loan program for lower income customers

May 23, 2022 – Solar Builder Magazine – Solar installers team with Capital Good Fund on loan program for lower income customers

May 20, 2022 – PV Magazine – Low-income rooftop solar loan program launched in New England

May 19, 2022 – EcoRI News – Good Job: R.I. Nonprofit Helps Low-Income Residents Go Solar

May 9, 2022 – Boston Real Estate Times – Capital Good Fund Partners with Solar Installers to Increase Affordability of Solar Energy in Massachusetts

May 6, 2022 – Energy Sage – Can you go solar with low credit?

May 4, 2022 – FDIC – FDIC and OCC Host South Florida Community Development Update

April 27, 2022 – Energy News Network – Solar lending program offers option to marginalized New England households

April 25, 2022 – Harmony CDC – Things To Know About Student Loans!

April 15, 2022 – Pichardo Immigration YouTube – Immigration Loans Explained: Capital Good Fund ❌ Pichardo Immigration Associates

April 14, 2022 – Solar Power World – New England nonprofit loan agency now offering low-income solar financing

April 13, 2022 – SuperDinero – Personal Loans Without Credit in Florida

April 13, 2022 – The Many Shades of Green – Green and social justice finance: Capital Good Fund

April 12, 2022 – Providence Business News – Capital Good Fund launches rooftop solar loan fund

April 11, 2022 – Hudson River Radio – The Many Shades of Green

April 8, 2022 – Senator Whitehouse Press Release – Whitehouse, Reed, Warren, Sanders, Merkley Introduce Bill to Shield Americans From Sky-High Credit Card Rates

March 31, 2022 – Chicago Sun-Times – Illinois is now better off without payday lenders

March 25, 2022 – Uprise RI – The arrogance of Rhode Island’s payday loan industry

March 14, 2022 – The Newport Buzz – Gov. McKee announces new electric vehicle rebate program

March 14, 2022 – The Boston Globe – R.I. rolling out electric vehicle rebate program

March 14, 2022 – Providence Business First – Rhode Island to offer electric vehicle rebates this summer

March 14, 2022 – ABC6 – Gov. McKee announces new electric vehicle rebate program

March 14, 2022 – The Providence Journal – RI will once again offer rebates for electric cars. Here’s how it will work

March 14, 2022 – Providence Business News – Rhode Island to offer rebates for electric vehicle purchases

March 14, 2022 – Governor.RI.com – Governor McKee Announces Electric Vehicle Rebate Program

March 14, 2022 – WJAR – McKee announces an electric vehicle rebate program

March 14, 2022 – WPRI – McKee announces electric vehicle rebate program

February 28, 2022 – Agencia EFE – El costo económico y emocional, y las ayudas, para hacerse estadounidense

February 21, 2022 – Providence Business News – New polling shows support for R.I. payday lending reform

February 18, 2022 – Colorado Law Week – AILA Partners with Nonprofit Lender to Help Immigrants Pay Legal Costs

February 17, 2022 – Center For Responsible Lending – Poll Finds Broad, Bipartisan Support for Lowering Payday Loan Interest Rates From 260% to 36% in Rhode Island

February 7, 2022 – Providence Business News – Capital Good Fund teams up with immigration attorney group to help families pay for immigration lawyers

February 5, 2022 – NPR – Consumer groups want the FDIC to ban rent-a-bank loans with rates that can top 100%

February 1, 2022 – AILA – Capital Good Fund and AILA Partnership Brings Financial Support to Immigrant Communities

January 25, 2022 – United Way Dallas – UNITED WAY, CAPITAL GOOD FUND TEAM UP TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE TO PREDATORY LENDING

January 14, 2022 – Providence Business Journal – HarborOne Foundation awards grants to 9 R.I. nonprofits

January 11, 2022 – MarketScreener – HarborOne Bancorp : Foundation Rhode Island provides $100,000 in grants to nine local organizations

January 10, 2022 – Providence Business News – Capital Good Fund opens public EV charging station at Providence office

December 25, 2021 – The Wall Street Journal – How Covid-19 Changed These Eight People’s Finances

November 26, 2021 – Chicago Sun Times – High-interest loans in Chicago target Black neighborhoods

November 16, 2021 – ImpactAlpha – The list of 160 funds creating opportunities for Black, Indigenous and other people of color

November 9, 2021 – Community Reinvestment Fund – BOARD MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Andy Posner

November 8, 2021 – Bridgespan Social Impact – Getting Money off the Sidelines: A Starting List to Invest for Racial Equity

October 15, 2021 – FDIC – From Obstacles to Opportunities: Solutions to Increase Access to Banking Products for LMI Communities

October 1, 2021 – NerdWallet – Best Installment Loans of October 2021

September 29, 2021 – New America – Finance tips and more on WVON Radio

September 17, 2021 – Rhode Island Parent Information Network – Resources: Find COVID-19 Relief

August 31, 2021 – ImpactAlpha – Sunwealth’s Jessica Brooks: Investing in a better world for all of our kids

August 18, 2021 – The Seguin Gazette – Nonprofit helps families needing economic aid

August 17, 2021 – Capital Good Fund Texas Launch Webinar – Rep. Henry Cuellar Joins United Way and Capital Good Fund to Bring Awareness of Finanical Resources Available to Texas Residents

August 6, 2021 – Go Local Prov – Social Enterprise Greenhouse Is Accepting Applications from Entrepreneurs for Fall 2021 Programming

July 14, 2021 – Press Release – Durbin, Senators Introduce Bill To Protect Consumers From Shady, High Cost Lending

June 30, 2021 – Rhode Island PBS – Rhode Island PBS Weekly: Capital Good Fund

June 29, 2021 – Consumer Reports – Payday Loan Alternatives Becoming More Widely Available

June 27, 2021 – The Public’s Radio – As some states clamp down, Rhode Island still embraces payday lending with the equivalent of a triple-digit interest rate

June 24, 2021 – Providence Business News – Capital Good Fund receives $1.3M federal grant

June 17, 2021 – Denver 7 – Non-profit offers small loans with lower interest rates

June 16, 2021 – Explosion.com – Texas Nonprofit Offers an Alternative to Title Loans

June 1, 2021 – Banker and Tradesman – Cambridge Savings Bank Provides $750K to CDFI

May 31, 2021 – Providence Business News – Payday loan reform bills return to General Assembly

May 27, 2021 – Yahoo! Finance – Cambridge Savings Bank Extends $750 Thousand Corporate Loan to Nonprofit, Capital Good Fund, to Provide Stability to Low-to-Moderate Income Families and Individuals

May 24, 2021 – The Providence Journal – Opinion/Ramirez: RI social enterprises embrace call to action

May 17, 2021 – Fox13 Memphis – As pandemic stretches on, organizations offer alternatives to payday loan cycle

May 11, 2021 – Denver Business Journal – Lender brings immigrant-friendly, anti-predatory philosophy to Colorado

May 10, 2021 – Providence Business News – Capital Good Fund expands into Colorado

April 30, 2021 – The MoneyGram Minute – Speaking with the CEO of The Capital Good Fund

April 30, 2021 – Impact Adventures – Battling poverty to unlock human potential

April 30, 2021 – Entrepreneur – 5 Tips to Promote CSR Without Bragging

April 26, 2021 – WBEZ Chicago – A New Illinois Law Caps Payday Lenders — But What Happens If They Leave The State?

April 20, 2021 – Fox26 Houston – United Way, Capital Good Fund offer Crisis Relief Loans

April 20, 2021 – Fox26 Houston – Crisis relief loans being offered by United Way, Capital Good Fund

April 5, 2021 – WBEZ Chicago – Could Illinois’ New Anti-Predatory Lending Bill Limit Consumer Options?

April 2, 2021 – Crain’s Chicago Business – Who loses in state’s war on consumer lenders?

March 30, 2021 – Trending News Buzz – Small Loan Options During The Covid-19 Pandemic

March 29, 2021 – Action News Jax – Predatory lending help

March 23, 2021 – Woodstock Institute – Predatory Loan Prevention Act Signed into Law

March 18, 2021 – Warwick Beacon – Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation awards $177,500 in grants

March 15, 2021 – SSIR – How to Define Your Competitive Advantage and Transform Your Social Change Organization

March 3, 2021 – NBC News – Lost Jobs, Less Pay, No Childcare: A Year Into the Pandemic, Women Are Not Ok

March 2, 2021 – Providence Business News – Capital Good Fund Recognized As Top Worldwide ‘Emerging Impact Manager’

February 17, 2021 – Chicago Reader – Predatory Lenders Want Pritzker to Veto a Limit on Triple Digit Interest Rates

February 11, 2021 – Crain’s Chicago Business – An Interest Rate Cap Worked for the Military. It Can Work for Illinois Too

January 19, 2021 – Providence Business News – Five Questions With: Andy Posner

December 1, 2020 – Dallas Business Journal – Nonprofit that Focuses on Low-Dollar Consumer Loans to Expand Texas, with Help from Chase

November 20, 2020 – GoLocalProv – Side of the Road: Who’s Hot and Who’s Not?

November 19, 2020 – North Dallas Gazette – Nonprofit Lender Offering Equitable Loans and Financial Coaching to Low-Income Families in Texas

November 10, 2020 – Dallas Innovates – Nonprofit Expands Loans and Financial Coaching to Texan Families Through JP Morgan Chase’s $700k Commitment

October 19, 2020 – Chicago Business Journal – Elevate Energy Partners with Capital Good Fund on Green Home Improvement Loans

September 12, 2020 – Conscious Capitalism – The Curious Capitalist with Guest Andy Posner

September 3, 2020 – YouTube – Delaware Press Conference with Senator Coons

July 1, 2020 – Fortune – Fintechs aren’t the answer for financial justice, says one lender

June 30, 2020 – Forbes – Americans Are Asking How To Erase Racial Wealth Gap. A Community Development Lender May Have The Answers.

May 30, 2020 – Wall Street Journal – A Tiny Lender Sorts Through the Wreckage of Americans’ Finances

April 18, 2020 – Delaware Business Now – Coronavirus update: Emergency loans; ServPro disinfects emergency vehicles

April 16, 2020 – Cape Gazette – Crisis relief loan available to Delawareans

April 7, 2020 – Business Observer – Nonprofit lender creates crisis relief loan product

April 6, 2020 – Dover Post – Capital Good Fund creates crisis relief loan for families affected by COVID-19

April 6, 2020 – Banker & Tradesman – Banker & Tradesman Helps Customers”

March 30, 2020 – Providence Business News – Capital Good Fund launches new Crisis Relief Loan program

March 30, 2020 – Sarasota Herald Tribune – Relief loans offered to Sarasota families impacted by coronavirus

March 29, 2020 – Authority Magazine – Social Impact Heroes: How Andy Posner of the Capital Good Fund is using small loans to combat the predatory lending industry

March 7, 2020 – WVON Urban Business Roundtable – Ariel Investments Presents The Urban Business Roundtable

March 5, 2020 – Boston Globe – Capital Good Fund: Making the Immigrant American Dream a Reality

March 2, 2020 – Boston Globe – Capital Good Fund aims to combat ‘predatory’ lending

March 2, 2020 -WPRV AM 790 Business “Common Ground – Radio segment

February 22, 2020 -El Nuevo Herald – ¿Temes que tu trámite migratorio sea caro? Este prestamista sin fines de lucro puede ayudar

February 20, 2020 – Miami Herald – How a nonprofit lender is helping to make immigration more affordable in Florida

February 11, 2020 – Illinois Public Radio The 21st- What Does The New FICO Score Mean?

February 5, 2020 – Chicago Sun Times – Nonprofit lender new to Illinois wants to make inroads with immigrants, low-income borrowers

January 31, 2020 – WBEZ – Nonprofit Lender Offers Alternatives To Predatory Loans In Illinois

January 17, 2020 – WGBO Univision – Anuncian la llegada a Chicago de una organización que presta dinero a personas de bajos recursos

January 17, 2020 – WBBM NewsRadio – Nonprofit Lender, Capital Good Fund, Moves Into Illinois

January 9, 2020 – Lawndale News – Nonprofit Lender to Offer Financial Coaching to Low-Income Families in Illinois

January 2, 2020 – Philanthropy News Digest – Capital Good Fund Receives $1.95 Million to Offer Loans in Illinois

December 30, 2019 – Press Release – Announcing Expansion into Illinois

December 15, 2019 – WCVB CityLine – CGF Interview with CityLine

December 9, 2019 – Philanthropy Journal – DPOs Help Nonprofits Expand

December 8, 2019 – WPRO Saturday Morning News – Andy Posner- Capital Good Fund

December 4, 2019 – Providence Business Journal – CGF Receives $665k grant from U.S. Treasury

October 21, 2019 – Banker & Tradesman – Investing in People Through Personal Finance

August 15, 2019 – NerdWallet – Capital Good Fund: Payday Loan Alternative Review 2019

August 6, 2019 – NoticiasYa Orlando – Capital Good Fund Chats with Luis Mercado

August 6, 2019 – NoticiasYa Orlando – Capital Good Fund Chats with Luis Mercado- Part 2

March 12, 2019 – Providence Business News – Capital Good Fund Celebrates 10th Anniversary

November 8, 2018 – Providence Business News – Capital Good Fund Wins Excellence at a Small Company Award

September 28, 2018 – Providence Business News – Capital Good Fund offers competitive alternative to payday lenders

September 26, 2018 – Providence Business News – PBN’s 2018 Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies celebrated

September 21, 2018 – Providence Business News – Paxson, Babineau, lead honorees in PBN’s 2018 Business Excellence Awards

August 24, 2018 – Providence Business News – PBN announces 2018 Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies

May 11, 2018 – Providence Business News – United Way honors Capital Good Fund with 2-1-1 Innovation Award

May 8, 2018 – Providence Business News – Capital Good Fund to help Hurricane Maria evacuees

March 20, 2018 – Center for Financial Security – Financial Coaching Spotlight: Capital Good Fund

January 23, 2018 – Providence Business News – Centreville Bank provides $260K in financing for Capital Good Fund

November 7, 2017 – Providence Business News – The Capital Good Fund expands to Massachusetts

October 27, 2017 – Providence Business News – Mobile Beacon internet hotspots help keep nonprofits connected

October 6, 2017 – Providence Business News – Capital Good Fund to expand services with $466K Treasury grant

September 14, 2017 – Rhode Island Public Radio – Nonprofit Offers DACA Recipients Microloans For Status Renewals

September 13, 2017 – Go Local Prov – LIVE: Capital Good Fund’s Posner on Assisting with DACA Renewals

August 29, 2017 – Providence Business News – Five Questions With: Andy Posner

August 17, 2017 – Stanford Social Innovation Review – The Promise of Skills-Based Volunteering

August 12, 2017 – Social Enterprise Greenhouse – Stories from the Hub, Andy Posner

June 30, 2017 – La Raza – An Interview with Loan Officer Heiry Bulux of Capital Good Fund, in Spanish // Una Entrevista con la Oficial de Préstamos Heiry Bulux de Capital Good Fund, en Español

June 5, 2017 – WPRI 12 – Demand for immigration loans surged after Trump took office

May 19, 2017 – Providence Business News – Real innovation is in the implementation

May 12, 2017 – Providence Business News – R.I. has the highest percentage of poor people in New England. Where can they turn to avoid predatory lending?

May 5, 2017 – Providence Business News – Five Questions With: Petra Jenkins

April 27, 2017 – Providence Business News – Libby Kimzey, COO at Capital Good Fund, Receives Providence Business News 2017 C-Suite Rising Star Award

March 29, 2017 – GoLocal Prov – RI’s Capital Good Fund Looking to Expand Into 3 More States

February 22, 2017 – Mic.com – The one trick to navigating love and money — and seeing eye-to-eye

February 22, 2017 – CarGurus.com – How To Buy a Car with Bad Credit

December 30, 2016 – Providence Business News – Tackling poverty through social investing

September 9, 2016 – Providence Business News – Feds propose payday lending restrictions

January 29, 2016 – Providence Journal – RI Foundation awards $31,000 in grants benefiting communities of color

January 18, 2016 – GoLocalProv – Five Prov. Non-Profits Receive Grants From RI Foundation to Mark MLK Day

January 17, 2016 – The Providence American – Grants from Black Philanthropy Initiative Will Improve Access and Equity in Rhode Island