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Updated May 15, 2020 On May 15, the House of Representatives passed the HEROES (Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions) Act…

Yesterday, OFN President and CEO Lisa Mensah and other members of the OFN team spoke with U.S. Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for…

This year, the Small Business Finance Forum takes place during a global pandemic. CDFIs—America’s financial first responders—are working tirelessly to provide COVID-19 relief…

We invite you to join OFN all year long in our campaign to #KeepCDFIsStrong! Through the campaign, we aim to rally the CDFI…

Recently community development publication Shelterforce highlighted the work of CDFIs and other nonprofits to support enptreneurs with criminal records. In the April 20 article, entitled “Making Loans…

Updated April 30, 2020 As Congress begins drafting “Phase 4” legislation to address the continuing health and economic impacts of COVID-19, OFN is strongly…

In an article published April 14 by The Wall Street Journal, reporter Amara Omeokwe highlighted the important role community lenders play in ensuring SBA Paycheck Protection Program…

In the best of times, many black-owned business owners across the U.S. struggle to obtain bank financing to start or grow their…

On April 9, impact investing news outlet ImpactAlpha published an article highlighting community development financial institutions (CDFIs) as “financial first responders” for small businesses most impacted…