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April 30th: VCLF is Hiring a Business Advisor

The Vermont Community Loan Fund (VCLF) is hiring a Business Advisor to provide a variety of financial and business management advisement, technical assistance, and related educational services to new and existing small and micro businesses and organizations as part of VCLF’s Business Resource Center. Read More

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February 6th: VT Real Estate Co-op Coordinates with VCLF, Supporting New Path to Home Ownership

“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

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VCLF's Winter NoteWorthy Celebrates 35 Years and a Hyper-Busy 2023!

Read about VCLF's 35th anniversary celebration and its record lending across a hyper-busy 2023! Read More

VCLF's 2015 Annual Report Now Available

Our 2015 Annual Report, Focus On Vermont Community Loan Fund, is now available hereon our website. Read all about our continuing focus on building a stronger, healthier Vermont and the extraordinary outcomes resulting from the year's work and collaborations..Read More

VCLF Welcomes New Staff, Bids Farewell to UVM Intern

In March, we welcomed Sharon Bernard as our new Senior Accountant. Sharon joined us from Capstone Community Action in Barre, where she served as Director of Finance for seven years. Prior to that, Sharon spent 13 years at National Life of Vermont. Sharon and her husband live in Montpelier, nearby to their two daughters' families.Read More

Seasoned Nonprofit Lender Raymond Lanza-Weil Heads VCLF Business Programs

Raymond Lanza-Weil has joined the Loan Fund as Director of Business Programs. Lanza-Weil comes to VCLF with extensive experience in both the nonprofit and commercial lending sectors. Getting his start underwriting consumer loans at a community bank in California, Lanza-Weil spent a decade underwriting business loans for US Bank in Portland, Oregon before transitioning to nonprofits.Read More

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