CDFI Certification Verification
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Confirm that any CDFI is actively certified — against the U.S. Treasury CDFI Fund’s official list, retrieved and verified automatically every day.
Download Treasury Source File
Downloads the current List of Certified CDFIs directly from the U.S. Treasury CDFI Fund’s website (cdfifund.gov).
If your computer blocks the download, open the list on cdfifund.gov and use the “List of Currently Certified CDFIs” link there.
Why you can rely on this
Built for credit files — every claim on this page is backed by a verifiable record.
Checked daily
Every morning this service retrieves the CDFI Fund’s current published list directly from cdfifund.gov and verifies whether anything changed.
Official source only
Every data point comes from the U.S. Treasury’s published List of Certified CDFIs — nothing edited, nothing added. The source workbook is one click away.
Permanent archive
Every Treasury publication and every daily download is preserved with its dates in the filename, so any past verification can be reproduced.
Cryptographic audit trail
Each day’s download is fingerprinted (SHA-256) in an append-only log — proof that a stored file is bit-identical to what Treasury published.
Frequently asked questions
For lenders, credit analysts, and partners working with CDFIs.
What is CDFI certification?
CDFI certification is a designation awarded by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. It recognizes banks, credit unions, loan funds, and
venture funds whose primary mission is community development and who meet the Fund’s standards for
serving and remaining accountable to their target markets.
Why does certification status matter to a lender?
Certification is required for many CDFI Fund programs, and lending to or investing in
certified CDFIs may earn favorable consideration under the Community Reinvestment Act.
It also signals that the institution meets Treasury’s standards for mission accountability.
Confirming that a counterparty’s certification is currently active is a routine diligence step.
How current is this data?
The service checks the Treasury’s published list every morning. The banner at the top of
this page shows two dates: the publication date of the list itself (“as of”) and the date this
service last verified it. When Treasury publishes a new list, it appears here the same morning.
What happens when Treasury temporarily removes the list?
Treasury periodically unpublishes the list for days or weeks ahead of a new release. When that
happens, this page continues to serve the most recent published list and displays a notice with the date the
gap began. The daily audit log still records every check made during the gap.
What is the Certification of Active Status?
A print-ready, letter-sized document generated by CDFIntelligence from the Treasury’s
published list. It records the institution’s certification details along with three dates: when the
certificate was issued, when Treasury last updated its list, and when the underlying data was retrieved —
everything a credit file needs to evidence the verification.
Can I get the original Treasury file?
Yes — the “Download Treasury Source File” button above downloads the current list
directly from cdfifund.gov, and emailed verifications include a link to the exact stored copy of the workbook
version the verification was based on.
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