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Neighbors helping neighbors--what a great feeling!

By Archive

A pair of chance encounters illustrates how powerful the idea of neighbors helping neighbors can be. more

Steve Varnum

Where we get our money

By Steve Varnum

People are often surprised to learn that most of the money we use to provide loans and education comes from individual investors and donors, not the government. more

Community Loan Fund staff

Co-ops using funds to strengthen each other

By Community Loan Fund staff

Some NH food cooperatives are using their endowments to help create cooperatively owned manufactured-home communities. more

A first! Community banks create permanent fund for affordable housing

By News

Merrimack County Savings Bank (the Merrimack) and Meredith Village Savings Bank (MVSB), sister banks and subsidiaries of New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp, have each donated $50,000 to establish a permanent fund at the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund. The $100,000 gift was placed in the Community Loan Fund’s lending pool, and will be used many times over to finance local housing needs.