Joe Neri

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Joe Neri is CEO of IFF, one of the nation’s largest and highest-rated non-depository, diversified CDFIs. He has taught at the graduate planning schools of the universities of Iowa and Illinois, Chicago. He is chair of the board for Acción Chicago, serves on the Community Advisory Committee for U.S. Bank, and previously served on the Community Advisory Committee of the St. Louis Federal Reserve. He holds a master's degree in city planning from UC Berkeley.
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Housing

Let’s Act Now to Stop Racism in Real Estate Appraisals

October 10, 2023 | Joe Neri

In 2022, a government task force released an action plan about combating bias in the appraisal industry. How can CDFIs fight back against the damage caused by under-appraisals?

Interrupting history
COVID

Let’s Interrupt History: Racial Equity in a Time of Crisis

April 30, 2020 | Joe Neri

Data on the pandemic shows once again the dramatic consequences of racial inequalities. CDFIs must focus on ensuring equity for Black-owned businesses.

redlining map and racial equity
CDFIs

Can Using a Racial Equity Lens Increase Capital in Communities of Color?

May 20, 2019 | Joe Neri

If CDFIs adopted traditional appraisal standards to determine loan amounts, they’d make very few loans in the communities they were founded to serve.