What's the value of banking locally? On this episode of Common Air, Eric Guttormson, Senior Lending Officer of First Southwest Bank joins us to share the importance of depositing your money in a local bank, especially a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) like First Southwest Bank.

Headquarted in Alamosa, Colorado First Southwest Bank has served rural Colorado for 120 years. Eric shares the mission and vision behind their work and how it all takes place. He explains what a CDFI is and how they function. The conversation covers the creative solutions and partnerships that drive community development and provides information for listeners to take advantage of First Southwest Bank's programs in childcare infrastructure, affordable housing, energy resilience, and more.

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