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Recently, OFN member IFF published a blog by CEO Joe Neri about why CDFIs should care more about developing early childhood education centers. “No…

Opportunity Finance Network’s Northwest Regional Meeting took place on Tuesday, July 23, in beautiful Missoula, Montana. CDFIs engaged in a productive day of learning and networking at the Residence Inn in downtown…

Recently, the Opportunity Finance Network team headed to the West Coast to visit member CDFIs and host the West Regional Meeting. The team began their trip on June 26 with…

Providing affordable, responsible financing to underserved borrowers often requires creative capital structures. Recognizing the unique needs of CDFIs to drive meaningful impact…

Recently, Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune featured OFN member Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) in an article about the building momentum for the local shopping movement as…

Despite many honest attempts to address inequity in the lending industry, the barriers to accessing capital for business owners in low-income and…

Banks — where they are, who they lend to and on what conditions—are a key lever in the American economy. Yet branches…

On May 31, Lower Valley Credit Union (LVCU) was thrilled to sit down with Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA) to discuss our community development…

This is the final in a six-part series spotlighting CDFIs in the Wells Fargo Works for Small Business®: Diverse Community Capital program…