Michou Kokodoko Project Director, Community Development and Engagement
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Michou Kokodoko is a project director in the Minneapolis Fed’s Community Development and Engagement department. He leads the Bank’s efforts to promote effective community-bank partnerships by increasing awareness of community development trends and investment opportunities, especially those related to the Community Reinvestment Act.
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Native CDFIs bring holistic approach to assessing credit risk
February 2, 2023Article
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Enhanced tool maps critical role of Native American Financial Institutions
November 30, 2022Article
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Beyond Conventional Models: Lending by Native Community Development Financial Institutions
November 29, 2022Research
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Occupational licensing requirements can limit employment options for immigrants
August 30, 2022Article
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CRA-modernization proposal could improve credit access for Native Americans and people of color in Minnesota
July 27, 2022Article
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Voices of CDFIs, MDIs, and LICUs: A Listening Session on CRA Proposed Rulemaking
Event on July 14, 2022Event
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Banking agencies seek financial intermediaries’ feedback on CRA-modernization proposal
June 24, 2022Article
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CRA modernization and Indian Country: Banking agencies seek feedback on new rulemaking proposal
May 19, 2022Article
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Take-up of New Markets Tax Credit increases in Indian Country, with potential for far more
May 10, 2022Article
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Despite recent gains, Minnesota’s entrepreneurs of color face persistent barriers
May 28, 2021Article
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Native CDFIs improve credit outcomes for Indian Country residents
April 28, 2021Article
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How Minnesota’s East African entrepreneurs are faring in the face of crises
March 19, 2021Article
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What works in community investment: The power of connection
August 26, 2020Article
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Findings from a Financial Survey of East African Households in the Twin Cities
January 31, 2020Article
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How African immigrants contribute to the Minnesota economy
December 4, 2018Article
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How do bank closures affect rural communities?
November 20, 2018Article
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Findings from the 2017 Native CDFI Survey: Industry Opportunities and Limitations
November 28, 2017Research
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Small business debt load expected to decrease during 2017
August 31, 2017Article
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More than half of Ninth District small businesses faced a financial challenge in 2016
August 8, 2017Article
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Strengthening the role of Native CDFIs: A conversation with Gerald Sherman of the Native CDFI Network
January 30, 2015Article
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Growth and Performance of the Native CDFI Loan Fund Sector, 2001–2012
January 30, 2015Research
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Rural CDFIs: Creating connections to marketplaces: A conversation with Mary Mathews of the Entrepreneur Fund
January 1, 2013Article
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Making the New Markets Tax Credit work in Native communities
October 1, 2011Article
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Hispanic entrepreneurship grows, but barriers persist
April 1, 2011Article
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Starting up when the economy's down: A snapshot of Minnesota's new entrepreneurs
July 1, 2010Article
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Revisiting the place-based CDC model: A conversation with Brian Miller of Seward Redesign
July 1, 2009Article
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A "Six Forces" view of microenterprise development
September 1, 2008Article
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Achieving economies of scale through strategic restructuring: The case of Sparc
January 1, 2008Article
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Microenterprise development in the U.S.: Past, present and future
May 1, 2007Article
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African American enterprises on the rise in Minnesota
November 1, 2006Article