As regulated entities, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) credit unions deploy their high-impact products and services in strict adherence to the rules and regulations enforced by state and federal regulators. CDFI credit unions must maintain a delicate balance between their social mission and their prudential obligations. The capacity of CDFI credit unions to make a bigger and broader impact on the communities they serve has dramatically expanded with the resources provided by the CDFI Fund, which has become the single largest source of grant funding for our sector. While this funding has enabled CDFI credit unions to reach much deeper into distressed communities, this dual accountability to both the CDFI Fund and the NCUA has created tensions and operational contradictions that can impair the impact these institutions are making in their communities. How do we reconcile these mandates?