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access to affordable financial products and services, especially in communities left behind by mainstream finance. The Viewpoint Project produced this 7min video about Alternatives for PBS stations around the country.
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We’re proud of our Education and Training Director, Brendan Wilbur, for being chosen as a mentor for the National Credit Union Foundation’s signature Development Education […]
Tompkins County Living Wage Updated – Now $24.82 per hour! Alternatives Federal Credit Union and the Tompkins County Workers’ Center were pleased to join in […]
Jerome provided background on our FAIR (Finance Addressing Inequality & Racism) Mortgage. He also addressed their BIG question of the month: How can a financial […]
As a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), Alternatives believes in economic justice and embraces the racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, sexual, gender, and religious diversity in our community.