Wachovia Announces NEXT Awards Semifinalists The Wachovia NEXT Awards for Opportunity Finance in a partnership with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation have released this year’s ten semifinalists. The semifinalists are ACCION Texas, San Antonio, TX; Boston Community Capital, Boston, MA; Clearinghouse CDFI, Lake Forest, CA; Community First Fund, Lancaster PA; Community Loan Fund, Concord, NH; Corporation for Supportive Housing, New York, NY; Housing Development Fund, Inc., Stamford, CT; IFF, Chicago, IL; Latino Community Credit Union, Durham, NC; and Southern Bancorp, Arkadelphia, AR. Two semifinalists will be chosen to receive capital and grants for a total of $8.75 million.