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Talking Financial Stability With LISC CEO Michael T. Pugh

In a wide-ranging radio interview with Audacy's On the Block 94.7, LISC CEO Michael T. Pugh unpacks the ways CDFIs, from the most local to the largest, are so well poised to support financial mobility. He also praises the role of good financial advice, and forecasts how AI can create alternative methods for building credit.

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LISC’s CEO Talks Affordable Housing, Affirmative Action and Committing to a Green Future

In a Q+A with ImpactAlpha, Michael T. Pugh delves into the ways community development finance must operate in the wake of new affirmative action legislation, and what the big-ticket items on LISC’s 2024 investment list are, including small business support and green jobs and homes.

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A Pop Quiz for LISC CEO Michael T. Pugh

Michael T. Pugh, LISC president and CEO, answered eight questions for Affordable Housing Finance about his top priorities for the organization, the lessons he learned as a bank teller, and the very best advice he ever got (bonus point: it's good advice for everyone).

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LISC’s CEO 100 Days In: Priorities for the Future, and Right Now

LISC president and CEO Michael T. Pugh reflects on what he's learned in his first months helming the organization, and shares top priorities for the year, both internally and for supporting the communities we work with. Green housing, second-chance employment and AI as a tool for more efficient credit-building and lending are at the top of the list, along with strengthening and streamlining LISC's operations to achieve maximum impact in people's lives.

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Settling In—and Getting to Work—at LISC

LISC’s new CEO, Michael T. Pugh, reflects on the full-tilt activity and relationship-building of his first five weeks on the job. Meeting funders, community partners, residents and colleagues has been the most enriching part of the journey.

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“A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity”: Q+A with LISC’s New CEO Michael T. Pugh

As Michael T. Pugh, formerly president and CEO of Carver Federal Savings Bank, takes the helm of LISC, we caught up with him to talk about what inspired him to step into his new role, what motivates him as a leader and community development practitioner, and what he hopes to help LISC accomplish in the years to come.