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Recently two reports on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) were released. In addition, a U.S. District Court in Michigan ruled that the…

On May 13, the House Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access held a virtual forum for their members on the…

OFN is excited to announce the launch of its newest community on our CDFI Connect virtual platform! Spearheaded by OFN’s Lance Loethen in partnership with Michael Eggleston of the…

Updated May 15, 2020 On May 15, the House of Representatives passed the HEROES (Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions) Act…

Yesterday, OFN President and CEO Lisa Mensah and other members of the OFN team spoke with U.S. Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for…

This year, the Small Business Finance Forum takes place during a global pandemic. CDFIs—America’s financial first responders—are working tirelessly to provide COVID-19 relief…

We invite you to join OFN all year long in our campaign to #KeepCDFIsStrong! Through the campaign, we aim to rally the CDFI…

Recently community development publication Shelterforce highlighted the work of CDFIs and other nonprofits to support enptreneurs with criminal records. In the April 20 article, entitled “Making Loans…

Updated April 30, 2020 As Congress begins drafting “Phase 4” legislation to address the continuing health and economic impacts of COVID-19, OFN is strongly…