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On February 22, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced more than $175 million in grants to 27…

Updated January 7, 2021 On December 22, Congress passed a massive $900 billion FY2021 Omnibus Appropriations and COVID-19 Relief Bill that included historic…

OFN recently submitted comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as part of the agency’s process to implement Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank financial reform…

On December 9, CDFI Fund Director Jodie Harris announced that CDFIs that made PPP loans outside their approved target market(s) during calendar year 2020 will not…

In recent months, policymakers at the federal and state level have made strides to provide greater transparency and oversight of the small…

The CDFI Fund is accepting comments on the proposed changes to the CDFI certification application, the first major changes in certification policy since the…

On September 24, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded $204.1 million in grants and loans to 397 community development…

OFN member Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) and Community Health Care Association of New York State (CHCANYS) have announced the COVID-19 Community Health Care Resiliency Fund to help community…

On August 27, the CDFI Fund’s Community Advisory Board held a virtual meeting where OFN President and CEO Lisa Mensah spoke to the group, joining leaders…