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Partners for Rural Transformation, a national coalition to advance economic mobility in persistent poverty areas, led by OFN members Communities Unlimited, Fahe, HOPE, First Nations Oweesta…

By the numbers, the 2019 OFN Conference will go down in CDFI history: 1 President William Jefferson Clinton; more than 1,500 attendees (the most yet!); 119 sessions across 11 tracks; special…

Congratulations to Ruben Alonso III, president of OFN member AltCap based in Kansas City! Recently Kansas City publication 435 Magazine named Alonso to its list of…

JPMorgan Chase recently awarded $33 million to support neighborhood development projects and promote inclusive growth across seven communities in the U.S., as…

On October 17, OFN’s Chief External Affairs Officer Jennifer A. Vasiloff testified at a hearing before the House Committee on Small Business…

In 2016, OFN member Fahe received $50 million in loan awards from the USDA Community Facilities Relending Program to pursue its mission: ending persistent…

On October 29, Starbucks Coffee Company announced its plans to invest $10 million in Accion Chicago, Chicago Community Loan Fund (CCLF), Local…

OFN is delighted to announce influential community development practitioner, researcher, and educator Michael Swack has been named recipient of the 2019 Ned Gramlich Lifetime…

Exciting news! To mark the 25th anniversary of the CDFI Fund, President Bill Clinton will keynote the October 21 luncheon plenary of OFN’s annual…