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On December 2, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) held one of four public listening sessions designed to gather input from the…

On November 14, the Wells Fargo Foundation announced a historic $10 million grant to OFN member NALCAB (National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders) to support…

In November 2019, OFN released the 21st edition of its Side by Side publication, an annual reference guide for CDFI industry practitioners, investors, and others…

On November 19, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded $188.7 million in grants and loans to 284 community development financial…

On November 12, the Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group (CSG) released a new report entitled Rural Development Hubs: Strengthening America’s Rural Innovation Infrastructure. Hubs…

OFN has announced that Beth Lipson has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Lipson will report to OFN President and CEO Lisa…

OFN is pleased to announce that we closed a $100 million CDFI Bond Guarantee Program (BGP) issuance on November 4, 2019. We…

OFN member Hope Enterprise Corporation/Hope Credit Union (HOPE) recently released findings of a first-of-its-kind collaboration between historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and…

Woodforest National Bank® (Woodforest) recently received a 2019 Community Impact Award for its Woodforest Foundry℠ program from Wolters Kluwer’s Compliance Solutions business at its annual CRA & Fair Lending…