Ariel Behr, Author at Raza Development Fund

Meet the RDF East Coast Team

As a community development financial institution, we deeply value the relationships that we build with our borrowers. To that end, RDF has staff in a variety of markets, who lead our efforts in identifying local community needs and forming relationships with local borrowers, including UnidosUS affiliates. Our East Coast team has established relationships with developers of affordable housing, charter school facilities, and many other local organizations. Brian Champeau, Director, East Coast Lending Brian joined RDF in 2004, and lives in Montclair, New Jersey. He graduated from New York University with an MBA. Brian is the lead on sourcing and structuring transactions, and he oversees all East Coast Lending activity. He produced development deals with L&M …

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Raza Development Fund (RDF) is the largest national, Latino-focused nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). Driven by a mission to close wealth and opportunity gaps in Latino and other under-resourced communities across the United States, RDF provides responsible and attainable financial solutions to community-based organizations focused on health, education, affordable housing, climate resilience, homeownership, and entrepreneurship. RDF was founded in 1999 as a support organization to UnidosUS, the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy nonprofit, formerly known as the National Council of La Raza. As a testament to its exceptional financial strength and impact, RDF stands out as one of the few CDFIs with a prestigious AA- S&P rating. Since its inception, RDF has invested more than $1.3 billion across 38 states, leveraging over $6 billion in additional capital.

In accordance with federal law and U.S. Department of the Treasury policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. Submit a complaint of discrimination, by mail to U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity , 1500 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20220, (202) 622-1160 (phone), (202) 622-0367 (fax), or email crcomplaints@treasury.gov (email).