ECD is a private, nonprofit community development financial institution
(CDFI), that provides commercial financing, mortgage loans and technical
assistance to support businesses, entrepreneurs, home buyers and community
development projects. ECD's mission is to strengthen communities, build
assets and improve lives of people in economically distressed areas of
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee.
ECD also sponsors Hope Community Credit Union, which provides a range of financial products and services that meet the needs of low- and moderate-income residents in its three-state service area.
Since 1994, ECD/HOPE has generated over $300 million in financing for
entrepreneurs, homebuyers and community development projects, and assisted
more than 30,000 individuals in low-income communities throughout the
Mid South.
Contact Us for more information about the people and markets we serve. You can find out more about who we are and what we do by taking a quick look at the
ECD/HOPE Fact Sheet.