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Alvaro MaciasCommunity Development Coordinator Ascentra Credit Union ($340M) Bettendorf, Iowa
The New Iowans Initiative
○ Slow membership growth of CUs ○ Increased scrutiny of financial institutions ○ Competition – fringe financial services, Apple
Pay, PayPal, Wal-Mart ○ Aging population and membership of CUs
INDUSTRY CHALLENGES
○ Immigrants tend to have larger families ○ Immigrants tend to be younger ○ Immigrants are in their prime borrowing years ○ According to FDIC 40-55% of Latino
immigrants are unbanked
OPPORTUNITIES IN SERVING IMMIGRANTS
○ About 2004 – Recognition of the opportunity ○ 2010 Census: Muscatine, Iowa ● 16.6% Hispanic ● 6.9% Foreign born ○ 2010 Census: Iowa ● 5% Hispanic ● 4.3% Foreign born
THE FOUNDATION
○ Added products, services & adjusted account opening process ● International money transfers ● Market loan products
○ Quarterly internal & external advisory groups ○ Involvement in events
OUR PROGRESS
○ Hispanic growth at Ascentra have risen 35% since 2010 ○ Overall membership growth since 2010 is 8%
OUR GROWTH SINCE 2010
○ Partnership with Diversity Service Center of Iowa (DSCI): Non-profit immigration services provider
○ Perfect timing: grant opportunity ○ Awarded a grant for $37,500 to create an
immigrant asset-building initiative
NEW IOWANS INITIATIVE
○ Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees ○ The National Federation of Community Development
Credit Unions ○ Northwest Area Foundation
A GENEROUS GRANT FROM...
○ Ascentra has a proven track record of working with the immigrant community
○ DSCI has the trust of the immigrant community in our region ○ DSCI loses potential clients because they don’t have the
money to pay for costly immigration fees ○ We provide financing to people who may otherwise put their
services on hold
THE PARTNERSHIP WITH DSCI
○ $24,500 has been put into a DSCI Account ○ The amount will be used as collateral for “Citizenship Loans” ○ DSCI will contact designated Ascentra staff informing us of a
referral ○ The new member comes in, applies for the loan and DSCI
signs off on using their account as collateral ○ The remaining $13,000 are used for a part-time program
coordinator at DSCI
STRUCTURE OF LENDING
Marketing ● Collateral Material & Web ○ Flyers ○ Brochures ○ Ascentra.org/NewIowans
NEW IOWANS INITIATIVE OUTREACH
○ Is it for everyone? ○ Do you know the demographic trends in your
region, state, or city? ○ Planning ○ Final thoughts...
NEW IOWANS INITIATIVE
○ Do you plan on being in business in 2040?
FINAL THOUGHTS...
QUESTIONS?
Ascentra.org/NewIowans
Q&A with
Alvaro
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