ECD is a private, nonprofit community development financial institution (CDFI), that provides commercial financing, mortgage loans and technical assistance to support businesses, entrepreneurs, home buyers and community development projects. ECD's mission is to strengthen communities, build assets and improve lives of people in economically distressed areas of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee.
ECD also sponsors Hope Community Credit Union, which provides a range of financial products and services that meet the needs of low- and moderate-income residents in its four-state service area.
Since 1994, ECD/HOPE has generated over $1 billion in financing for entrepreneurs, homebuyers and community development projects, and assisted more than 40,000 individuals in low-income communities throughout the Mid South.
Contact Us for more information about the people and markets we serve. You can find out more about who we are and what we do by taking a quick look at the ECD/HOPE Fact Sheet.
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