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The Finance Justice Fund is now open for applications from OFN member CDFIs! Announced on November 12 during the 2020 OFN Virtual Conference, the Finance Justice Fund…

In OFN’s most recent round of Grow with Google Small Business Fund loans and Google.org-funded grants, four CDFIs have received a total of $8.5 million…

On December 9, CDFI Fund Director Jodie Harris announced that CDFIs that made PPP loans outside their approved target market(s) during calendar year 2020 will not…

On November 11 at the OFN Annual Membership Meeting during the 2020 OFN Virtual Conference, member CDFIs placed their votes for three open seats on OFN’s Board…

On December 7, Amazon announced a $2.25 million donation to Nashville-based OFN member The Housing Fund. With this new capital injection, The Housing Fund…

Since our last new OFN member update this past July, we’ve had 27 CDFIs join our membership. These most recent additions bring the total new…

This year’s Native CDFI Awards honored two Native CDFIs for their unique approaches to helping Native-owned small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cook Inlet Lending…

OFN is proud to announce the latest recipients of Grow with Google Small Business Fund loans and Google.org grants. Launched earlier this year…

From November 9–12, the 2020 OFN Virtual Conference: Finance Justice brought together 2,500 CDFI practitioners, investors and funders, students, and other supporters to talk…