Finance Opportunity.
CDFIs invest in people and places to create economic opportunity.
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.
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.
New Grants Awarded to Support Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Financing
From Appalachian coal country to the Mississippi Delta, 24 CDFIs will receive grants to bring climate-smart financial products to their...
Reforms to CDFI Certification Coming Soon
After years of consideration and consultation with the CDFI industry, the CDFI Fund has proposed reforms to CDFI certification to...
Finance Justice Fund Directs Capital Where It’s Needed Most Through CDFIs
Opportunity Finance Network reaches more than $150 million deployed in long-term, low-cost capital to help member CDFIs invest where mainstream...