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OFN is very disappointed that COVID relief negotiations between Congressional leaders and the Trump Administration have broken down, especially as the health…

What is systemic racism? How can we rise to today’s calls for equity and justice for Black lives? What role can and…

On July 8, the House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee approved its FY 2021 appropriations bill which includes $273.5 million for the…

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…

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…

On March 21, The Hill published an op-ed entitled “Ensure small business survival during COVID-19 crisis: Fund the CDFI Fund” that urges Congress to allocate $1…

On March 4, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin appeared before the House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee (FSGG) for a hearing on the Department…

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…