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Wells Fargo announced another new boost to diverse small businesses today with $7.9 million in grants from its Diverse Community Capital program, which…

Recently, the Opportunity Finance Network team headed to the West Coast to visit member CDFIs and host the West Regional Meeting. The team began their trip on June 26 with…

Providing affordable, responsible financing to underserved borrowers often requires creative capital structures. Recognizing the unique needs of CDFIs to drive meaningful impact…

The authorization for the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) is set to expire at the end of 2019 and Congress has begun…

On June 26, 2019, the House passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations bill, H.R. 3351 by a…

Recently, Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune featured OFN member Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) in an article about the building momentum for the local shopping movement as…

Nationwide, Native CDFIs help tribal communities overcome barriers to economic development and capital access. Led and run by tribal members, nearly 70…

FIELD at the Aspen Institute is changing its name to the Business Ownership Initiative, which is an update to better reflect and communicate…

The Global Impact Investing Network’s (GIIN) 2019 Annual Impact Investor Survey demonstrates the increasing scale and maturity of the impact investing industry….