The National Football League (NFL) recently announced its plans to secure a loan worth $78 million from 16 Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs), Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), and banks focused on minorities and women. This move is a small step in line with the League’s ongoing efforts to enhance business opportunities with diverse enterprises. The NFL is borrowing from the following banks:
- Adelphi Bank – Columbus, OH (MDI, Black or African American owned)
- Agility Bank, N.A. – Houston, TX (MDI, Women-owned and led)
- Asian Bank – Philadelphia, PA (MDI and CDFI, Asian or Pacific Islander American owned)
- Central Bank of Kansas City – Kansas City, MO (CDFI)
- Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Company – Nashville, TN (MDI and CDFI, Black or African American owned)
- Citizens Trust Bank – Atlanta, GA (MDI and CDFI, Black or African American owned)
- City First Bank, National Association – Washington D.C. (MDI and CDFI, Board is majority African American)
- First Independence Bank – Detroit, MI (MDI and CDFI, Black or African American owned)
- FWBank, an Illinois Banking Institution – Chicago, IL (Women-owned, women-led and women-focused)
- Industrial Bank – Washington D.C. (MDI and CDFI, Black or African American owned)
- Mechanics and Farmers Bank – Durham, NC (MDI and CDFI, Black or African American owned)
- Optus Bank – Columbia, SC (MDI and CDFI, Black or African American owned)
- Ponce Bank – The Bronx, NY (MDI and CDFI, Board majority is Hispanic American)
- Southern Bancorp Bank – Arkadelphia, AR (CDFI)
- Texas National Bank – Mercedes, TX (MDI and CDFI, Hispanic American owned)
- Unity National Bank of Houston – Houston, TX (MDI, Black or African American owned)