Finanta (formerly Community First Fund)
Edward J Gallagher currently serves as Senior Vice President - Chief Credit Officer at Finanta, a position held since December 2023. Prior experience includes Senior Vice President roles in Corporate Banking at Univest, spanning from January 2019 to December 2023 and from November 2012 to September 2013, as well as Senior Vice President - Chief Lending Officer at Phoenixville Federal Bank & Trust from September 2013 to December 2018. Gallagher also held the role of Senior Vice President - Regional Chief Lending Officer at Customers Bank from May 1999 to November 2012. Educational qualifications include an Executive Masters in Business Administration from Saint Joseph's University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management from Wilkes University.
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Finanta (formerly Community First Fund)
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Finanta, formerly Community First Fund, is the premier economic development organization serving the low income communities of central and eastern Pennsylvania, and provides loan capital to real estate developers and businesses in the region. Since 1992, Finanta has made more than 1,700 loans and investments totaling more than $208 million to businesses, affordable housing and community based developers and projects throughout central and eastern Pennsylvania. Our Mission Community First Fund’s mission is to create financial equity through wealth building opportunities for individuals, families, and business owners, especially Persons of Color, women, and immigrants. We align capital, knowledge, and advocacy to advance access to financial services, business ownership, housing, and community development. Our Vision Finanta envisions inclusive, equitable, and vibrant communities where individuals prosper, triumph over poverty, and live free from discrimination.