NewsOFN Board of Directors Visits Our Nation’s CapitalDuring their May 14th visit to Washington, D.C., OFN’s Board of Directors hit the ground running by holding 17 meetings with federal… May 29, 2019
News$3.5 Billion in New Markets Tax Credit Allocations AwardedOn May 23, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) allocated $3.5 billion in New Market Tax Credits to 73 community development… May 28, 2019
NewsOFN CEO Lisa Mensah Introduces Five Aspen Job Quality Fellows Focused on Capital DeploymentIn a blog post published today by the Aspen Institute, OFN President and CEO Lisa Mensah introduced five of the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program’s 2018-2019… May 21, 2019
NewsOFN CEO Lisa Mensah Lauds Rural CDFIs in National PublicationThe Daily Yonder, a publication focused on rural issues, featured an article by OFN President and CEO Lisa Mensah this week underscoring the valuable role CDFIs play in… May 14, 2019
NewsDownload the Small Business Credit Survey Report on Employer FirmsThe Small Business Credit Survey, a national collaboration of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks, shows continued revenue and employment growth at small businesses… May 10, 2019
NewsOpioid Recovery Housing Facility Funded by OFN Member Breaks Ground in MichiganAndy’s Place, a 50-unit residential facility developed as part of the Michigan Permanent Recovery Supportive Housing (PRSH) initiative in response to Michigan’s… May 3, 2019
NewsAnnouncing Two Promotions and New Faces at OFN!Congratulations to Christopher Chaplin who has been promoted from Senior Associate to Investment Officer and Khalid Sarwary who has been promoted from… May 3, 2019
NewsSecond Tranche of IRS Opportunity Zone Regulations ReleasedThe IRS and Department of the Treasury released the long-awaited second tranche of regulations for Opportunity Zones in mid-April. The first round… May 2, 2019
NewsOFN Continues to Advocate for Opportunity Zone Reporting Requirements and Community AccountabilityOFN continues to express our concerns that without strong reporting and transparency requirements, the communities impacted by Opportunity Zone investment will have… May 2, 2019
