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Tag: Racial Equity
CNote Expands Access to Capital for Community Financial Institutions With $25 Million From Apple to Support Communities of Color
On May 5, Oakland-based fintech CNote announced that Apple will use the CNote platform to deploy $25 million into underserved communities across…
JPMorgan Chase Delivers Over $1 Billion in Community Development Financing
On May 3, JPMorgan Chase delivered a detailed look at the support it provided in 2021 to help drive inclusive economic growth…
Expanding Black Business Credit Initiative Closes $29 Million for the Black Vision Fund
The Expanding Black Business Credit network (EBBC) announced on March 17 the final close of its Black Vision Fund. The fund will lend…
OFN President and CEO Lisa Mensah Joins Treasury, Black Leaders for Racial Equity Roundtable
On June 30, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo hosted a group of…
Celebrating Juneteenth: An Impact Alpha Op-ed
Originally published by ImpactAlpha on June 17, 2021. Celebrating Juneteenth Through Community-based Lending for Vibrant Neighborhoods The promise of freedom was kept…
Register for OFN’s Building Equitable Resilience Forum
The global pandemic, combined with the climate crisis, the increasing spotlight on racial injustice, and the widening wealth gap, have confirmed that…
Five Ways Lenders Can Interrupt Racism and Provide Restorative-Justice Capital
Recently Impact Alpha published an article by Joe Neri, CEO of OFN member IFF, entitled “Five Ways That Lenders Can Interrupt Racism…