“Housing is a major wealth-building asset,” says Matthew Cropp, board treasurer of the Vermont Real Estate Cooperative (VREC). It’s an asset, he’s quick to note, that’s unattainable for far too many. VREC is working to change that. Read More
Read about VCLF's 35th anniversary celebration and its record lending across a hyper-busy 2023! Read More
With all that Burlington's historic Lodge had given to the community over the years, the community was determined to give back to their beloved cultural hub. They called on the Loan Fund to help. Read More
Read all about the determined VCLF borrowers who confronted the challenges of COVID-19 and re-strategized, relocated, re-committed and resumed business in these extraordinary times. Learn how the VCLF lending team has been breaking all previous lending records with their tireless efforts, borrower outreach, PPP loans...and more!.Read More
Read about the resilience of your Vermont neighbors, and the Loan Fund’s work offering resources and creating opportunity, in our 2020 Annual Report State of Recovery: Working Toward a More Resilient, More Equitable Vermont..Read More
The Vermont Community Loan Fund has been awarded $1.8 million dollars from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s CDFI Rapid Response Program, to deploy to Vermont businesses and communities hit hardest by COVID-19..Read More
As we continue to bear witness to the seemingly endless onslaught of murders and attacks suffered by people and communities of color across the country, we at the Vermont Community Loan Fund struggle. We search for words and ways to more effectively, more fully, incorporate racial justice into our work and mission..Read More
VCLF commits to providing free-of-charge business advisory services to borrowers: tools, resources and consulting services to help build their successful enterprises. Now, with a major expansion of the Loan Fund’s Business Resource Center, those resources will reach further than ever before..Read More
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