Press Releases

2016

NEXT Awards Funds Innovation, Provides Increased Access to Responsible Consumer Finance Products
Release Date:
08/17/2016

2015

NEXT Awards Funds Leading-Edge Consumer Finance Strategies
Release Date:
09/18/2015

2014

Three Community Lenders Win $8.25 Million to Tackle the National Affordable Housing Crisis
Release Date:
09/17/2014
Solving the Rural Housing Crisis for Very Low-Income Individuals and Families: Impact Seven Wins $100,000 to Launch Innovative Preservation Initiative in Wisconsin
Release Date:
08/14/2014

2013

$8.25 Million in 2013 NEXT Awards To Three Community Lenders to Support Groundbreaking Initiatives in Underserved Communities
Release Date:
09/18/2013
Virginia-Based CDFI Providing Solution for Immigrants Seeking Citizenship
Release Date:
08/15/2013

2012

Three Innovative Lenders Serving Distressed Communities Win $8.25 Million from NEXT Awards Program
Release Date:
09/27/2012
California CDFI Wins $100,000 NEXT Award for “EasyPay,” Innovative Financing for Small Businesses in Distressed Markets
Release Date:
09/06/2012
Multimillion Dollar Awards Program Selects Finalists Financing Opportunities in Hard-Hit Communities
Release Date:
07/31/2012

2011

$25,000 Grants Awarded to Four CDFIs for Advocacy, Community Impact, Financing, and Innovation
Release Date:
11/16/2011
$8.25 Million Awarded to Two Innovative CDFIs to Invigorate Low-Income Communities
Release Date:
10/25/2011
Four CDFIs Vie for $8.25 Million in Awards for Responsible Financing Strategies
Release Date:
08/02/2011

2010

Four Leading Community Development Financial Institutions Receive $25,000 from Wachovia Wells Fargo NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance
Release Date:
11/04/2010
Wachovia Wells Fargo NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance Award Two Outstanding CDFIs $8.25 Million
Release Date:
10/19/2010
Wachovia Wells Fargo NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance Announce 2010 Finalists for $8.25 Million
Release Date:
08/10/2010

2009

Four Leading Community Development Institutions Each Receive $25,000 From Prestigious Wachovia NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance
Release Date:
10/29/2009
Wachovia NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance Honor Two Outstanding Community Development Financial Institutions with $8.25 Million
Release Date:
10/13/2009
“Best in Class” Community Development Financial Institutions Vie for $8.25 Million Wachovia NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance
Release Date:
08/12/2009

2008

Wachovia NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance Honor Two Outstanding Community Development Financial Institutions with $8.25 Million
Release Date:
12/10/2008
Four Leading Community Development Financial Institutions Each Receive $25,000 From Prestigious Wachovia NEXT Awards For Opportunity Finance
Release Date:
12/10/2008
“Best in Class” Community Development Financial Institutions vie for $8.25 Million Wachovia NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance
Release Date:
10/21/2008
10 Innovative U.S. Finance Institutions Picked to Compete for $8.25 Million Wachovia NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance
Release Date:
08/04/2008

2007

Unprecedented $8.25 Million “Wachovia NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance” Boost Two Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs)
Release Date:
12/13/2007
Four Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) Each Receive $25,000 “Wachovia NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance”
Release Date:
12/13/2007
10 U.S. Organizations Named as Semi-Finalists for $8.25 Million “Wachovia NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance”
Release Date:
10/02/2007
Wachovia NEXT Awards Applications Update
Release Date:
08/22/2007
$42 Million Awards Program to Support Community Development Financial Institutions Aiding Low-Income and Low-Wealth People
Release Date:
06/25/2007
2008 Round of Multi-Million Dollar Awards Program Opens for Responsible Lenders
Release Date:
04/01/2007