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Pathway Lending Uses $250,000 Grant from Truist Charitable Fund to Enhance Small Business Technology and Coaching Programs

New technology platform shows beneficial impact for small business owners Pathway Lending loaned $900K to about two dozen small businesses to grow and sustain operations, thanks in part to Truist Charitable Fund. The $250,000 grant provided Pathway Lending, a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) certified by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, with the opportunity to create a new online ...
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Hiring: Data Analyst lll

JOB TITLE: Data Analyst III DEPARTMENT: Credit REPORTS TO: Chief Credit Officer POSITION SUMMARY: Working under the policy direction of Pathway Lending and under the general supervision of the Chief Credit Officer, this position provides support in administrative areas. The Senior Data Analyst assists with scoping and analyzing data resulting from the various programs and services across the organization to ...
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Hiring: Senior Business Advisor – Middle Tennessee

JOB TITLE: Senior Business Advisor – Middle Tennessee DEPARTMENT: Education REPORTS TO: Regional Director – Middle TN POSITION SUMMARY: Working under the policy direction of Pathway Lending (Pathway) and under the general supervision of the Regional Director Middle Tennessee this position provides support in administrative areas.  The Senior Business Advisor-Middle TN is primarily responsible for the education and counseling of ...
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Pathway Lending Receives $300,000 Grant from Truist Charitable Fund

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Pathway Lending, the largest non-depository Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) in Tennessee, is one of the grant recipients of the Truist Community Catalyst Initiative—a three-year program supporting local initiatives with statewide impact funded by the Truist Charitable Fund. This $300,000 grant will support the development and deployment of a client dashboard designed to help small business owners ...
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$30M Memphis Medical District Investment Fund Will Spur Inclusive Real Estate Development

$30M Memphis Medical District Investment Fund Will Spur Inclusive Real Estate Development Memphis Medical District Collaborative, Pathway Lending, banks and private foundations partner to launch capital fund to finance transformative residential and mixed-use real estate development MEMPHIS (July 19, 2021) – Pathway Lending and the Memphis Medical District Collaborative (MMDC), in partnership with First Horizon, Regions Bank, Truist, The Kresge ...
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Pathway Lending Promotes Brandon England to Senior Vice President of Sustainability Programs

Pathway Lending, Tennessee’s largest non-depository Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), today announced the promotion of Brandon England to senior vice president of sustainability programs. In this leadership role, England will lead the strategic direction for Pathway’s energy efficiency and solar lending programs, with a focus on identifying new opportunities to advance the 25-year-old organization’s sustainability lending programs. Since 2010, Pathway ...
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Affordable Housing Community Breaks Ground in Madison

Affordable Housing Community Breaks Ground in Madison Pathway Lending partners with Trent Development Group on property backed by Amazon, Metro’s Barnes Fund, JPMorgan Chase, Regions Bank, MDHA, and THDA that will deliver 228 units toward Nashville’s affordability goals Pathway Lending, a Community Development Financial Institution headquartered in Nashville, along with development partner Trent Development Group recently broke ground, in early ...
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Celebrating 25 Years In Memphis!

In August 2024 we celebrated Pathway’s 25th anniversary in Memphis, at the Ugly Art Co! We are grateful for all who joined us to celebrate our impact in West Tennessee, as we look ahead to building even more sustainable communities over the next 25 years. Pathway also honored LifeDoc Health into our Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame, for the lasting impact ...
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From Vision To Victory | East Tennessee Small Business

With a vision to establish an engineering design and manufacturing company focused on aerospace and military parts to serve the Southeast, Jeff Bohanan started Protomet Corporation in 1997. Faced with the challenges of securing traditional startup financing, Protomet, based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, turned to bootstrapping its operations. In 2000, Protomet connected with Pathway Lending for additional capital. The infusion ...
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Serial Entrepreneur To Change-Maker | Nashville Small Business and Affordable Housing

Serial entrepreneur, Stephon Fleming, has owned and operated businesses spanning over three decades. His journey began in 1997 with the inception of Fleming & Associates, a full-service Allstate Insurance and Financial Services Agency headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. The need for working capital to expand the team and diversify product lines led Stephon to make a pivotal connection with Pathway Lending ...
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Pathway Lending Fuels Innovative Energy Efficiency Project in East Tennessee

The CDFI Extends Capital to Chattanooga’s Flatiron Heights for Historic C-PACER Deal Pathway Lending, Tennessee’s largest non-depository Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), has partnered with Chattanooga’s Flatiron Heights on the first Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACER) project in East Tennessee. Pathway Lending provided the capital required for energy efficiency improvements in the historic redevelopment of the building, which is ...
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Pathway Lending Names Matt Wiltshire as President of New Affordable Housing Initiative

Experienced Advocate to Lead Tennessee CDFI’s Affordable Housing Corporation Pathway Lending, Tennessee’s largest non-depository Community Development Financial Institution, today announced Matt Wiltshire as senior vice president of affordable housing for Pathway Lending and president of the newly-created Pathway Affordable Housing Corporation. Wiltshire brings years of experience in affordable housing to Pathway Lending and Pathway Affordable Housing Corporation. As the chief ...
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