NewsNew Awards Program Honors Native CDFIsNationwide, Native CDFIs help tribal communities overcome barriers to economic development and capital access. Led and run by tribal members, nearly 70… June 28, 2019
NewsFIELD at the Aspen Institute Is Now the Business Ownership InitiativeFIELD at the Aspen Institute is changing its name to the Business Ownership Initiative, which is an update to better reflect and communicate… June 26, 2019
NewsGlobal Impact Investing Network Releases 2019 Annual Impact Investor SurveyThe Global Impact Investing Network’s (GIIN) 2019 Annual Impact Investor Survey demonstrates the increasing scale and maturity of the impact investing industry…. June 25, 2019
NewsA Primer on CDFIs for Foundation and Nonprofit LeadersRecently, The Center for Nonprofit Governance (CNG) within the Raj & Kamla Gupta Governance Institute at LeBow College of Business at Drexel University invited… June 21, 2019
NewsStanford Social Innovation Review Profiles Collaborative CDFI Microlending Model in New MexicoDespite many honest attempts to address inequity in the lending industry, the barriers to accessing capital for business owners in low-income and… June 20, 2019
NewsNBC News Highlights Hope Credit Union’s Work in Mississippi Banking DesertBanks — where they are, who they lend to and on what conditions—are a key lever in the American economy. Yet branches… June 20, 2019
NewsCongressman Dan Newhouse Visits OFN Member Lower Valley Credit UnionOn May 31, Lower Valley Credit Union (LVCU) was thrilled to sit down with Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA) to discuss our community development… June 13, 2019
NewsWells Fargo to Donate $1 Billion to Address Housing Affordability CrisisOn June 5, Wells Fargo announced an evolution of its philanthropic strategy to help address three critical issues affecting underserved communities: housing affordability, financial… June 6, 2019
NewsForbes Article Features OFN Member’s Support for Women-Owned BusinessesWhen the large financial services company she worked at merged with another, Lia Hirtz lost her job running its office, which included… June 6, 2019