Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are financial institutions that provide services to low-income communities and people who lack access to financing.
LendTN is part of the broader Fund Tennessee initiative, which is designed to provide equitable access to capital for small businesses and entrepreneurs across the state. Administered by Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), LendTN focuses on offering a range of loans to help new and existing businesses start, grow, or stabilize.
The Upper Cumberland Development District is a governmental agency created by the Tennessee General Assembly to administer regional programs to the fourteen counties of the Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee: Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren and White.