Raza Development Fund

Overview

The Raza Development Fund, Inc. (RDF) is a support corporation of the National Council of La Raza, established in 1998 as the community development lending arm of NCLR. The mission of RDF’s Hope Fund is to provide flexible but high-quality loans, along with technical assistance, to entities that provide services and opportunities to low-income Latino families, a mission that is consistent with and complementary to the mission of NCLR. Since its inception, RDF has become the largest Latino Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) in the United States.