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CARS Launches as Independent Information Service
January 31, 2012

28 CARS™-Rated CDFIs Awarded Grants from Create Jobs for USA Fund
November 9, 2011

One of the Leading CDFIs Chooses CARS™ to Provide Its First Public Rating
July 14, 2011

New Data Reveals 50% of CDFIs That Undergo a CARS™ Analysis Improve Impact Performance in Subsequent Review
April 12, 2011

CARS™ Pioneers are Gearing Up for Their Third Ratings Cycle
February 3, 2011

Four New Small Business Lending CDFIs Become CARS™-Rated in Third Quarter
October 12, 2010

CARS™ Gains Traction with Investors Who Stipulate That Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) Have a Rigorous Third-Party Rating
July 26, 2010

Trillium Asset Management Adds Another CARS™-Rated CDFI, Coastal Enterprises Inc., to List of Offered Community Investments
April 20, 2010

CARS™ Rates Five CDFIs in the Fourth Quarter and Launches New Annual Subscription Option for 2010
January 14, 2010

CARS™ Rates 50th CDFI, Adds Five New Subscribers, and Launches New Web Site in Third Quarter
October 1, 2009

CARS™ Rated CDFIs Make It Easier For Investors To Support Bottom-Up Economic Recovery in Distressed Markets
July 21, 2009

Ratings Service for Financial Institutions Achieves Critical Mass; Investors can use CARS™ for Unprecedented Transparency with a Broad Range of CDFIs
April 13, 2009

Merrill Lynch First to use the New CARS™ Ratings Tool to Underwrite Financing for Underserved Markets.
October 31, 2006