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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…

On October 4, OFN President and CEO Lisa Mensah joined Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Michelle Bowman and Lael Brainard,…

Former Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) President & CEO Nancy O. Andrews recently published a paper entitled “Race, Gender and Equity in Community Development:…