THE FUND AT WORK
CD Capital was established in January 2000 in response to the rapid rise of blighted properties across New Orleans. At the time, more than 35,000 properties were identified as distressed.
Community development bankers created CD Capital to serve as a financing mechanism for developers working to rehabilitate abandoned properties.
Key milestones:
2001: Secured $375,000 in investment capital from local banking partners
2002: Secured matching funds from the U.S. Treasury’s CDFI Fund
Expanded loan pool to $1.3 million with support from additional banks and Fannie Mae
Today: Loan pool stands at $1.68 million
Since inception, CD Capital has financed projects resulting in more than 1,500 affordable housing units.
THE FUND TODAY
To date, CD Capital expanded its lending to include:
For-profit developers
Commercial and business financing
Technical assistance services
Southern Louisiana parishes
We serve as an intermediary — pooling public, private, and philanthropic capital and deploying it strategically for redevelopment and neighborhood revitalization.
Strong underwriting, disciplined asset management, and measurable outcomes ensure our resources are responsibly redeployed again and again.
Our work builds trust.
Trust attracts investment.
Investment builds communities.
