I expect that the local knowledge and specialized financial expertise that CDFIs provide will continue to add significant economic value and complement market forces in the support of community economic development. Thus, CDFIs are likely to contribute to our shared goal of expanding economic opportunity for many years to come.
18  Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (2000), The Performance and Profitability of CRA-Related Lending, Report to the Congress submitted pursuant to section 713 of the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act of 1999 (Washington: Board of Governors, July), www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/surveys/craloansurvey/default.htm.