Community First Credit Union and North Florida Green Chamber Launch Green Loans Program
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Community First Credit Union has partnered with the North Florida Chapter of the U.S. Green Chamber to launch the region’s only Green Chamber-endorsed Green Energy Loans program to fund commercial and personal projects that seek to improve the environment through lowering energy use and conservation. In 2018, $32 billion were invested in green loans across the U.S., but none were available in the Jacksonville area. These types of loans help people and businesses make improvements to homes and businesses that conserve energy and water use. Ultimately, loans like this make it easier to be green and reduce air pollution, save water and pursue renewable energy. “The North Florida Green Chamber and Community First Credit Union found there were no funding options in our market to make green/environmental improvements to homes and businesses,” said Christina Kelcourse, executive director of the local Green Chamber. “The Community First team went to work on creating...