Chicago Community Loan Fund (CCLF) is a certified Community development financial institution (CDFI), providing low-cost, flexible financing to community development organizations engaged in affordable housing, social service and economic development initiatives benefiting low and moderate-income families and neighborhoods throughout metropolitan Chicago.
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