Access to Capital

Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) are specialized lenders that bring capital to low-income, low-wealth communities. CDFI financial products and services support small businesses, affordable housing, community facilities, and more nationwide.

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CDFI clients are…

66% People of Color

85% Low-Income

27% Rural

48% Women

About OFN

About OFN

Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) is the leading national network of CDFIs and a financial intermediary. OFN increases capital flow, strengthens CDFIs, and amplifies the voice of the CDFI industry. We partner with investors, funders, and policymakers to align capital with opportunity.

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CDFIs Invest in Change

how community lenders helped save small businesses during the pandemic

Key Priorities

CDFIs advance racial equity, combat persistent poverty, fight climate change, and more.

Finance Justice Fund

Finance Justice Fund

The Finance Justice Fund accelerates the work of OFN member CDFIs serving communities experiencing disproportionately high rates of poverty and disinvestment.

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Capital Building

Partnering with the Public Sector

OFN is the leading voice for the CDFI industry. Policymakers turn to CDFIs to drive transformational capital to historically underinvested rural, urban, and Native communities.

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From Energy to Equity, NFF Recommits to Climate Justice

OFN member Nonprofit Finance Fund returns to its roots in energy efficiency financing with the purpose of investing in climate...

Proposed federal budget for fiscal year 2025 while FY 2024 budget is not finalized yet . Picture here is the US capitol building on a sunny day

President’s Budget Rolls Back Spending to Near FY 2023 Levels 

Proposed federal budget recommends $325 million for the CDFI Fund for fiscal year 2025, while the final FY 2024 bill...

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OFN’s Statement on the Troubling Trends in the Legal Environment

Read time: 2 minutes We are dismayed by the recent ruling in Texas finding that the Minority Business Development Agency’s...

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