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Tag: Public Policy

Events, News

OFN Webinar Recap – Public Policy Update

On March 31, OFN held a webinar to provide the latest public policy updates to OFN’s membership. Led by OFN’s Dafina Williams, Mary…

March 31, 2022
Events, News

Policymakers Highlight Impact of SBA Community-Based Lending Programs at House Small Business Committee Hearing  

On March 29, the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access held a hearing entitled, “Catalyzing…

March 31, 2022
News

Congress Approves $295 Million for the CDFI Fund

On March 11, just hours before the government funding deadline set in the last continuing resolution, Congress passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 omnibus…

March 16, 2022
News

FHFA Announces More Than $1.1 Billion for Affordable Housing Programs

On February 28, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Acting Director Sandra L. Thompson announced that the Housing Trust Fund and Capital Magnet…

March 2, 2022
News

FY 2022 CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Application Period Now Open

On February 25, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened the fiscal year (FY) 2022…

March 2, 2022
News

Congress Passes Third Short-Term Funding Bill through March 11

On February 18, President Biden signed another short-term continuing resolution to fund the federal government through March 11. This is the third continuing…

February 25, 2022
Events, News

Policymakers Highlight Impact of CDFIs and MDIs in Small Business Lending During House Financial Services Hearing

On February 17, the House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions held a hearing entitled, “Small Businesses,…

February 24, 2022
Events, News

OFN Members Testify at House Financial Services Committee Hearing

On February 16, the House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing entitled, “An Unprecedented Investment for Historic Results: How Federal Support…

February 24, 2022
Events, News

CDFI Leaders Testify on Industry’s Impact in Underserved Communities at Senate Banking Hearing

On February 9, the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development held a hearing entitled,…

February 11, 2022
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