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CDFIs invest in people and places to create economic opportunity.
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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.
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.
CDFIs Invest in Change
Key Priorities
CDFIs advance racial equity, combat persistent poverty, fight climate change, and more.
Finance Justice Fund
The Finance Justice Fund accelerates the work of OFN member CDFIs serving communities experiencing disproportionately high rates of poverty and disinvestment.
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.
Reforms to CDFI Certification Are Welcome and Necessary
Long-anticipated updates will strengthen the key credential for community development financial institutions. Last week the CDFI Fund at Treasury announced...
To Close the Wealth Gap, Close the Financing Gap
At the start of Black History Month, we look at the CDFI industry’s roots in the Civil Rights movement and...
It’s 2023 and OFN is Ready
The start of 2023 is the perfect time to take stock of OFN’s progress toward our mission of change in...