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Bussey assumes expanded role as Capital Good Fund marks 17 years
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Nonprofit, Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Capital Good Fund announced today that Aisha Bussey has been named President and Interim Chief Operations Officer, where she will lead the organization’s strategic product and program implementation to advance its mission of expanding equitable access to financial services for underserved communities.
In her new role, Bussey oversees core organizational functions while guiding operational strategy to support the nonprofit’s continued growth and impact. A nearly seven-year veteran of Capital Good Fund, she has played a key role in strengthening the organization’s ability to deliver fair, accessible financial products and programs to communities historically excluded from traditional financial systems.
“I’m honored to step into the role of President at Capital Good Fund and to continue advancing a mission that has become deeply personal to me,” said Bussey. “I believe financial freedom begins with equitable access to knowledge and fair financial options, and I’m proud to work alongside a team that is committed to expanding those opportunities for families.”
Beyond her more than 20 years of experience in marketing, communications, and strategic leadership across diverse sectors, Bussey is guided by a commitment to consumer justice and financial freedom and works to expand economic opportunity and support long-term financial stability. She is active in civic leadership and consumer advocacy, including with Mocha Moms Rochester, Jack and Jill of America, Inc., and the Georgia Watch Consumer Protections Alliance, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Credit Builders Alliance Fund.
Founded in Providence in 2009, Capital Good Fund celebrated its 17th anniversary in February. Since its founding, the nonprofit has served around 18,000 low-to-moderate income families through its lending, financial coaching, and solar leasing programs, deploying over $64 million in capital across eleven markets nationwide.
Their work in the state continues. Over the last year, Capital Good Fund received $60,000 in combined support from local partners to expand its financial coaching program, helping residents build stability and access safe financial resources. The organization thanks BankNewport, HarborOne, the June Rockwell Levy Foundation, Washington Trust, Webster Bank, and the TD Charitable Foundation for their commitment to strengthening financial resilience across the Ocean State.
Capital Good Fund continues to advocate for stronger consumer protections. Most recently, the organization voiced support for the Ley de empoderamiento de los derechos de los estados para proteger a los consumidores, which would restore states’ ability to cap excessive credit card interest rates and close loopholes that allow predatory lending. Next, they joined Consumer Federation of America, Americans for Financial Reform, and 170 other civil rights, consumer, academic, and community organizations in supporting the passage of the Predatory Lending Elimination Act, which would cap interest rates on loans and solidify protections against predatory lending.
Learn more about their work in Rhode Island via CapitalGoodFund.org.
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Capital Good Fund is a nonprofit, U.S. Treasury-certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) with a mission to create pathways out of poverty and advance a green economy. The organization offers financing, low-interest loans, and one-on-one financial coaching for the lower-income residents of Rhode Island, Texas, Illinois, Florida, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Colorado. Since their founding in 2009, they have financed more than 17,500 loans totaling over $64 million with a 97% repayment rate and graduated over 2,000 people from their Coaching program.
