Category: LIIF in the Media

LIIF Board Director Carol R. Naughton has been named to the “2025 Forbes 50 Over 50” list in the “Impact” category. This is a prestigious recognition that celebrates women whose impact touches every corner of America. The 2025 Class of 50 Over 50 are trailblazers making their most powerful contributions in the second half of their careers.…

LIIF CEO Daniel A. Nissenbaum joined National Housing Conference (NHC) President and CEO David Dworkin to discuss how CDFIs differ from traditional banks and lenders. They explored how LIIF leverages tax credits, innovative financing tools and strategic partnerships to expand access to affordable housing, drive economic empowerment and revitalize neighborhoods. Per NHC: “Beyond Four Walls:…

LIIF CEO Daniel A. Nissenbaum headlined “Live with Living Cities,” an industry-renowned podcast. Living Cities, a strategic national partner, is a collaborative of philanthropic foundations and financial institutions who share our vision of closing the income and wealth gaps so that all people in the U.S. can live and thrive in their communities. The episode was titled,…

The CDFI and community-development industry celebrated the recent promotions of LIIF’s Senior Vice President, Chief Lending Officer Maygen Moore and Senior Vice President, Chief Development Officer Jessica Standiford, who were recognized in Affordable Housing Finance’s “People on the Move” column. Read the article. The Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF), a leading community development financial institution,…

CEO Daniel A. Nissenbaum headed back to his alma mater, Columbia Business School, to speak on how and why his career trajectory has taken him to currently being at the helm of a community development financial institution (CDFI) strengthening communities across the nation. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: morempe.com. Our Board members are my…

Mizuho Financial Group, a longtime funder of LIIF, offered the opportunity for a guest blog. Titled “Compassion, Child Care and Capital Funding: The Low Income Investment Fund,” the topic is our organization’s scaling early care and education (ECE) work. Read the Mizuho Financial Group guest blog. It has been a godsend to learn that there…

LIIF’s Chief Executive Officer Daniel A. Nissenbaum and our Board Chair Reymundo Ocañas co-authored an op-ed, “Building Stronger Partnerships: Banks and CDFIs in the Evolving Landscape of Community Development.” Read the op-ed on Yahoo! Finance. As in any enduring partnership, adaptability and resilience are essential and as the landscape of community development evolves, the alliance…

LIIF has closed on a $5.28 million secured acquisition and predevelopment loan to Bernal Heights Housing Corporation (BHHC), a well-established, place-based affordable housing developer. With LIIF’s loan, BHHC purchased a ~1.1-acre site consisting of a vacant 16,000-square-foot former Big Lots retail building, a 49-space podium parking garage and an adjacent surface parking lot at 3333…

On Feb. 6, 400 child care educators, parents, union members and advocates took part in the Empire State Campaign for Child Care’s annual “Child Care Advocacy Day” at the New York State capitol. They were joined by New York State lawmakers for a rally where speakers called for urgent investment in the state’s child care system in this year’s budget.…

CPA Practice Advisor has recognized Wassia Kamon as a “40 Under 40” Accounting Professionals Honoree, conducting an interview in which she shares her vision for her career — and her current role at LIIF. The award spotlights “the top practicing public accountants, educators and thought leaders who are leading their profession by visibly and incrementally…