News CDFI Fund Announces FY 2021 Bank Enterprise Award Recipients On April 6, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced $26 million in awards to… April 13, 2022
Events, News OFN Applauds Critical Reforms to SBA Community Advantage Program On March 30, Opportunity Finance Network’s (OFN) President and CEO Lisa Mensah joined Vice President Kamala Harris, Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator… April 4, 2022
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