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
“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
The Vermont Community Loan Fund will strengthen its support of Vermont's small and micro-businesses thanks to a $500,000 loan and grant combination from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).Read More
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
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
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