Global Financial Market Review (GFM) is a dedicated online news aggregation portal specializing in financial market news and industry updates. It combines original editorials with curated content from global news providers, reaching over 14 million readers annually. With a focus on reliability and depth, GFM has positioned itself as a trusted source in the financial sector, boasting a strong social media presence with over 180,000 Twitter followers.
As part of its coverage of this huge and multi-disciplined industry, GFM has developed a series of Awards. Using a wide range of criteria such as Transparency, Corporate Governance, Sustainability, Volume of Transactions, Innovation, Fintech and Customer Service, the Awards have been developed to recognise companies and institutions who have achieved notable success in their respective fields. This, in turn, has become a standard for reliability, performance and security within the financial community.
For the 1st Week of October 2025, GFM Review's judging panel is proud to award the following institutions:
CIC Tucson
Community Investment Corporation (CIC) of Tucson is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution dedicated to advancing economic opportunity throughout Southern Arizona since 1996. Acting as a financial empowerment hub, CIC offers entrepreneurs access to capital through microloans as low as $500 at competitive rates and term loans up to $100,000 for small businesses facing barriers to traditional lending. Its homeownership assistance program supplies down payment support of up to 20 percent paired with HUD-certified counseling, enabling families to secure stable, generational housing. During the COVID-19 emergency, CIC administered $64 million in rental assistance to over 30,000 households, safeguarding residents from displacement. Beyond lending, the organization leads educational initiatives, including the MySchoolsTucson platform and Family School Engagement workshops, which equip parents to navigate school choice and advocate for their children’s academic success. Through integrated financial services, housing support, and education outreach, CIC Tucson exemplifies inclusive innovation and community resilience.
About GFM Review
Global Financial Market Review (GFM) is an online news portal that is focused on the financial industry. It has been developed to deliver informative and independent news from around the world. The articles on GFM are both sourced from a number of independent news sources as well as written in-house. This is reflected in the quality and insight that the portal delivers to readers. GFM readership is comprised of decision makers from global businesses including FT100 and Fortune 500 companies as well as high net worth individuals.