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After months of urging by smaller lenders and OFN, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released new guidance to simplify the forgiveness process…

Last month, the community development finance industry received a major victory in our years-long effort to reject the Office of the Comptroller…

A new research paper from OFN member LISC demonstrates how intensive community development initiatives in two rural regions of California sowed the seeds…

OFN is pleased to announce that Amber Kuchar-Bell, a professional with a demonstrated history of driving capital to underserved communities, has joined…

Updated July 8, 2021 On June 24, the House Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee held a markup and approved their…

In new research supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Opportunity Finance Network shows the traditional measure of persistent poverty by county…

OFN is pleased to announce the latest recipients of Finance Justice Fund loans and grants! Congratulations to the following OFN member CDFIs…

OFN is pleased to announce Morgan Stanley has awarded $21.7 million in funding to support human capital and professional development for the…

On June 24, the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing on “Examining Bipartisan Bills to Increase Access to…