Recent Press Releases and Articles

May 3, 2013: Developers enthusiastic about tax credits

May 2, 2013: Local projects to benefit from federal tax credits

May 2, 2013: Investors could get tax credits for Reading projects

May 1, 2013: Community First Fund announces award of $15 million in tax credits

May 1, 2013: Community First Fund receives $15M tax credit allocation -CPBJ

April 30, 2013: Community First Funds gets 15 million new market tax credits

February 27, 2013: Community First client receives national recognition

January 9, 2013: Community First Fund gets $5 million from Goldman Sachs for its loan program

Decemebr 18, 2012: National Penn invests $1M in Community First Fund

December 21, 2011: Community First Receives $2 Million Equity Grant

November 4, 2011:  Community Kitchen Founder Speaks at Community First Fund Awards Function

July 6, 2011:  Community First Fund Finances Thriving Kitchen Incubator

July 1, 2011: M&T Bank Supports Small Business Development in York;Community First Fund Receives Donation

May 6, 2010:  Community First Awarded 2010 SBA Eastern PA Community/Rural Lender of the Year

March 25, 2010: Treasury Department Announces New Microloan Fund in Lancaster

February 3, 2010: Ribbon Cutting Event Expressly Local Foods

November 12, 2009: Community First Fund’s Annual Friends of the Fund Event

For past press releases please see our Archives page.

Podcasts and Audio News

May 9, 2013: New Markets Tax Credits press release in Lancaster – Video

May 8, 2013: Making tax credits work for midstate redevelopment

January 2013: Dan Betancourt and Michelle Ramos interviewed by TeleCentro on Goldman Sachs (Spanish)

January 2013: Dan Betancourt speaks on Goldman Sachs during WLCH radio interview (Spanish)

October 2010: Director of Business Lending and Counseling, James Buerger Speaks about Applying for a Small Business Loan

July 2010: Dan Betancourt Speaks at Federal Reserve Event on “Next Steps in Addressing the Financing Needs of Small Business”

December 2008: Community First Fund Wachovia Next Award Video

December 2008: Dan Betancourt’s Speech and Jim Hyson Award Winners from the 2008 Friends of the Fund Anniversary Dinner

October 2007: Dan Betancourt and OFN President and CEO Mark Pinsky at Community First Fund’s 15th Anniversary Dinner

May 2007: Discussion of the Past and Future AEO with Dan Betancourt

Media Contact

Media inquiries should be directed to the marketing department at marketing@commfirstfund.org or 717-393-2351, ext. 112.

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