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Registration for the 2019 OFN Conference in Washington, D.C., is officially open! We anticipate more than 1,500 practitioners, investors, and policymakers to join us…

The National CDFI Directory is now available. This resource contains contact information for 492 community development financial institutions (CDFIs) located in the continental United…

The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) held a public hearing on the second round of Opportunity Zone…

Opportunity Finance Network’s Northwest Regional Meeting took place on Tuesday, July 23, in beautiful Missoula, Montana. CDFIs engaged in a productive day of learning and networking at the Residence Inn in downtown…

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…