Center for Impact Finance

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Center for Impact Finance

The Carsey School's Center for Impact Finance (CSCIF) at the University of New Hampshire addresses the role that access to capital plays in turning the tide on widening income inequality and building a more sustainable future for our communities, the nation, and the world. With a successful track record of working within communities and as respected national thought leaders in the field, CSCIF conducts original applied research, develops initiatives, designs programs, and implements financing products, projects, and policies that address societal challenges.


Simple cash flow model for CDFI stress test.*

*This is a BETA (untested) version.  Please let us know if you notice any errors.
Sincerely, Michael Swack, 
Michael.swack@unh.edu

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Making a Difference through Community Development

Making a Difference through Community Development

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Michael Swack, Director of the Carsey School’s Center for Impact Finance & Paul College Research Professor of Economics, Appointed by Biden to U.S. Community Development Advisory Board

Michael Swack, Director of the Carsey School’s Center for Impact Finance & Paul College Research Professor of Economics, Appointed by Biden to U.S. Community Development Advisory Board

Michael Swack, a faculty member at the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School of Public...

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Federal Reserve Bank of New York: Scaling Equitable Solar Finance

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Financial Innovations Roundtable

The Financial Innovations Roundtable (FIR) creates cross-sector partnerships among conventional and non-traditional lenders, investors, and markets to provide low-income communities with increased access to capital and financial services. FIR is not only a think tank, it is a “think-do” tank. Some of the most successful ideas developed at the FIR have been implemented, resulting in new tools, policies, and practices. These innovations have resulted in millions of dollars being directed into investments in affordable housing, small and minority businesses, community facilities, and other community development efforts.

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