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CDFIs invest in people and places to create economic opportunity.

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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…

61% People of Color

83% Low-Income

28% Rural

47% 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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Opportunity Finance Network Names Harold B. Pettigrew Jr. as Next President and CEO 

Opportunity Finance Network Names Harold B. Pettigrew Jr. as Next President and CEO 

Following an extensive national search, OFN is thrilled to announce that Harold B. Pettigrew Jr. has been selected to serve as the...

Q&A: OFN Research Talks CDFI Trends from 2017-2021 

OFN’s research team discusses findings from a new brief analyzing five years of OFN member data and the CDFI industry’s...

Driving Economic Opportunity in California’s “Inland Empire”

Driving Economic Opportunity in California’s “Inland Empire”

Highlighting Woman-led OFN Member AmPac in San Bernardino County Hilda Kennedy is founder and CEO of AmPac Business Capital, an...

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