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On February 19, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) extended the public comment period for proposed…

On February 25, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced 38 recipients of the FY 2019 Capital…

The March 9 deadline is fast approaching for members of the public to submit comments to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and…

OFN member BlueHub Loan Fund announced on January 31, 2020, that it has completed its first public debt offering, a $75 million Sustainability Bond—$56.25 million…

On February 7, Representative Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) introduced the Equitable Transit Oriented Development Act (H.R. 5783), which would make community development financial…

On January 29, Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting appeared before the House Financial Services Committee for a contentious hearing entitled “The Community Reinvestment Act:…

A recent national AARP survey of adults aged 30 plus found three in five African Americans experienced an unexpected financial challenge in 2019—and two…

OFN has launched a new online community on the CDFI Connect platform! Called “CDFI Financial Reporting & Management Forum,” we intend for this community…

The Wells Fargo Foundation announced that it is providing $17.4 million to community development financial institutions (CDFIs) across the U.S. to accelerate the…