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A Conversation with Advocacy Partner: Natalia Urtubey, Eastern Bank Foundation Fellow

"Our vision at MCCI + FBE is to eliminate structural barriers to racial equity, and we do this through ecosystem building and...

Connecting Communities: A MCCI + FBE Networking Mixer June 2023

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all who attended our summer celebration and networking reception on Thursday, June 8th....

Community Business Loans in Lynn and Salem Support Entrepreneurs and Help Communities Thrive

Gus Munoz (right) and his business partner, Ed Rita (left), started Makergadgets, a Salem-based producer of sealed enclosures for 3D...

MCCI & Merrimack Valley Strong Program Success Story Video

The Merrimack Valley (MV) Strong Program, a partnership between the U.S. Economic Development Administration, Merrimack Valley Planning...

Joy Empanadas

Patricia M. Jorge comes from a long lineage of cooks; her grandmother owned a successful street cart business for 30 years in San...

Milagrito

Milagrito Cora, a proud Lawrence homeowner, has taken advantage of two of MCCI’s residential loan programs. Initially referred to MCCI in...

Japu

Japu restaurant, located in downtown Lawrence's historic Duck Mills building, is owned and operated by the mother-daughter team Nieves...

Roof Repair Loan Keeps Homeowner in Their Home

Florence* is a low-income resident of Lawrence, earning $14,000 a year at her job as a kitchen aid at a local school. She lives alone in...

“I wanted to provide a safe home for my son..”

“I wanted to provide a safe home for my son..” Joshua Poitras, Home Improvement and Lead Removal Loan Client Joshua Poitras, a single...