Citizens Bancshares : Trust Bank partners with the NFL and Bank of America in a Unique Loan Deal

The Minority Depository Institutions, Community Development Financial Institutions, and minority and women-focused lenders that the NFL is partnering with include:

• Adelphi Bank - Columbus, OH (MDI, Black or African American owned)

• Agility Bank, N.A. - Houston, TX (MDI, Women-owned and led)

• Asian Bank - Philadelphia, PA (MDI and CDFI, Asian or Pacific Islander American owned)

• Central Bank of Kansas City - Kansas City, MO (CDFI)

• Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Company - Nashville, TN (MDI and CDFI, Black or African American owned)

• Citizens Trust Bank - Atlanta, GA (MDI and CDFI, Black or African American owned)

• City First Bank, National Association - Washington D.C. (MDI and CDFI, Board is majority African American)

• First Independence Bank - Detroit, MI (MDI and CDFI, Black or African American owned)

• FWBank, an Illinois Banking Institution - Chicago, IL (Women-owned, women-led and women-focused)

• Industrial Bank - Washington D.C. (MDI and CDFI, Black or African American owned)

• Mechanics and Farmers Bank - Durham, NC (MDI and CDFI, Black or African American owned)

• Optus Bank - Columbia, SC (MDI and CDFI, Black or African American owned)

• Ponce Bank - The Bronx, NY (MDI and CDFI, Board majority is Hispanic American)

• Southern Bancorp Bank - Arkadelphia, AR (CDFI)

• Texas National Bank - Mercedes, TX (MDI and CDFI, Hispanic American owned)

• Unity National Bank of Houston - Houston, TX (MDI, Black or African American owned)

The NFL is making strides to improve diversity across the League and its clubs, from working with minority- and women-owned vendors for tentpole NFL events to hiring and retaining diverse talent at all levels. To learn more about some of the NFL's initiatives to strengthen diversity, visit https://operations.nfl.com/inside-football-ops/inclusion/inclusive-hiring/.