Do you have a passion for building stronger communities and making a difference in peoples' lives? The next step in your career may be at the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL).
The Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) is a nonprofit, non-partisan organization working to ensure a fair, inclusive financial marketplace that creates opportunities for all. Through research, legal analysis, policy development, and state and national advocacy engagement, CRL fights for economic equity for underserved communities—including Black and brown communities, low-to-middle income families, and rural families. CRL’s staff, allies, and funders reflect a collective commitment to eliminating systemic injustice in America’s financial services.
CRL provides a strong voice on both the state and national levels for these families to expand family wealth and financial stability through sustainable homeownership, affordable higher education, and support for small businesses. We also protect their financial stability by preventing harmful products that trap families in debt and strip away their income including predatory high-cost lending and other unfair financial practices. CRL is an affiliate of Self-Help, a community development lender founded in 1980.
The Julian Bond Institute (JBI) produces research that illuminates the financial barriers families face, builds the evidence base for policy change, and holds the financial system accountable to the communities it must serve — with the rigor of academic research and the urgency of a civil rights mandate. JBI was launched in early 2025 as part of CRL.
Current Open Positions
CRL is an affiliate of Self-Help, a community development lender founded in 1980 and that now has nearly 250,000 members. It has provided more than $9 billion dollars in financing to help low-wealth borrowers buy homes, build businesses, and strengthen community resources. Read more about the work and impact of Self-Help and CRL.
At CRL, our employees have the opportunity to work, learn, and grow as a team. We foster a supportive environment and encourage the collaboration of ideas to provide quality services to clients, members, and partners.
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all person regardless of race, religion, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression (including transgender status), age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, class or family status.
Employee Benefits
We offer highly competitive benefits for eligible staff, including the following:
- Medical, dental & vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents
- 401k match - $1 for $1 on the first 6% that the employee contributes, plus an additional 3% company contribution
- Vacation accrued at 15 days/year; sick time accrued at 12 days/year
- 10 paid holidays
- Paid parental leave of 12 weeks*
- Self-Help paid life insurance of $50,000, plus long-term disability and accidental death & dismemberment coverage
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Family Formation Benefits
- Highly collaborative work environment
Note: Some benefits may have a waiting period prior to coverage.
*Prorated for staff with less than 1 year of service.
In addition, Self-Help believes that income inequality undermines the security and strength of families, communities, and the US economy. For that reason, we maintain a minimum salary floor for our staff to help them meet their basic needs and save for the future.
Self-Help is also a 501(c)(3) organization. Employment with Self-Help may provide an opportunity for student loan forgiveness. Candidates should review the provisions of their student loans to determine if this is applicable.
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