{"id":120798,"date":"2025-08-05T13:00:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T17:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=120798"},"modified":"2025-08-07T09:23:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T13:23:22","slug":"2-5m-loan-boosts-small-business-and-community-lending-in-northeast-indiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/08\/05\/2-5m-loan-boosts-small-business-and-community-lending-in-northeast-indiana\/","title":{"rendered":"$2.5M loan boosts small business and community lending in Northeast Indiana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/brightpoint_banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"734\" height=\"241\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-117866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/brightpoint_banner.jpg 734w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/brightpoint_banner-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/brightpoint_banner-150x49.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/brightpoint_banner-696x229.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Brightpoint Development Fund recently closed a $2.5 million loan with MidWest America Federal Credit Union.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>News release from Brightpoint:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>$2.5M Loan Boosts Small Business and Community Lending in Northeast Indiana<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (August 5, 2025) \u2013 Brightpoint Development Fund recently closed a $2.5 million loan with MidWest America Federal Credit Union. The loan was secured at a reduced interest rate of 2.5 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The funding will expand the organization\u2019s ability to provide flexible capital for small business lending and grow the Community Loan Center (CLC) program. The funds will also be used to test new programs that support underserved and low-income residents.<\/p>\n<p>Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (FHLBI) supported the transaction between MidWest America Federal Credit Union and Brightpoint Development Fund through a rate buydown grant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFHLBank Indianapolis is proud of our role in this partnership,\u201d shares Jon Griffin, SVP and Chief Business Development Officer. \u201cOur CDFI Rate Buydown program was created for exactly this purpose \u2013 to provide access to low-cost capital that facilitates lending to underserved members of our communities across Indiana.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt MidWest America Federal Credit Union, we believe in investing in the people and organizations that uplift our community,\u201d says Dave Shadburne, President &#038; CEO. \u201cPartnering with Brightpoint allows us to support critical services that create real opportunities for individuals and families. Brightpoint\u2019s mission aligns closely with our own values of financial empowerment, community development, and long-term impact. We are proud to help advance their work through this collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brightpoint Development Fund\u2019s Community Loan Center program has long addressed the need for affordable, small-dollar loans for individuals. It also builds on the growing regional momentum following a recent CDFI convening co-hosted with Greater Fort Wayne Inc., which brought together local leaders to attract more mission-aligned capital to northeast Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis investment is a milestone for Brightpoint Development Fund as not only is it our largest loan to date, but it\u2019s also a powerful example of what\u2019s possible when mission-driven finance and community partnerships align,\u201d says Steve Hoffman, Brightpoint President\/CEO. \u201cThis funding helps us meet our mission to create economic opportunities for people and places unserved by traditional financial institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2011, Brightpoint Development Fund, a subsidiary of Brightpoint, is a nonprofit organization that provides affordable business loans, financial education, and housing development services. It is a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) micro lender and a U.S. Department of the Treasury Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI.) More info at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mybrightpoint.org\/index.php\/bdf\/\" target=\"_blank\">mybrightpoint.org\/bdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Brightpoint<\/strong><br \/>\nBrightpoint is a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving nearly 55,000 people across northeast Indiana each year. Through a wide range of programs, Brightpoint helps communities, families, and individuals remove the causes and conditions of poverty. All Brightpoint services are provided without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, ancestry, or status as a veteran.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/building_momentum.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Greater Fort Wayne Inc., has unveiled a new website about downtown economic development. Screen capture image.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='987bad044e08559fdf6bc3b475c5b2c1' data-image-id=\"7094\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/building_momentum.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_building_momentum.jpg\" data-title=\"Building Momentum website\" data-description=\"Greater Fort Wayne Inc., has unveiled a new website about downtown economic development. 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