The New Hampshire Community Loan Fund has appointed a new board member: Mayté Rivera.

“We’re honored to have Mayté Rivera join our board,” said New Hampshire Community Loan Fund President & CEO Steve Saltzman. “Her expertise will help guide our work to turn donations and impact investor funds into loans and services for homeowners, small businesses, nonprofits, and communities.”

Mayté Rivera has served in key consumer compliance and community reinvestment roles at both New Hampshire based financial institutions and for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Division of Banks. She has developed Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) compliance and monitoring programs; evaluated community development efforts; designed regulatory processes; and while serving as Deputy Commissioner for the Consumer Protection and Outreach Unit at the Massachusetts Division of Banks, she was tasked with supervisory oversight of banks and credit unions relative to the enforcement of state CRA, fair lending, and consumer protection state laws. Her vast contributions to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts also included grant development and evaluation as well as capacity building of small businesses and nonprofits located in the Merrimack Valley. 

Rivera has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and a Master’s in Community and Economic Development from Southern New Hampshire University. She completed her doctoral education (ABD) in Law, Policy and Sociology at Northeastern University.