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A Conversation with Finance Pioneer Inez Long

At the OFN Annual Conference, OFN awarded financial crusader Inez Long with the 2020 Ned Gramlich Lifetime Achievement Award for Responsible Finance. Presented annually, the Gramlich…

November 20, 2020

Voices

DreamSpring Offers Affordable Alternative to Predatory Loans with Wells Fargo Grant

This post was written by OFN Blog guest author Mary Perkins, Director of Philanthropy, DreamSpring. DreamSpring is a recipient of a Wells…

September 28, 2020

Voices

Racial Equity in Times of Crisis: Let’s Interrupt History (Part 2)

Originally posted 9/1/2020 by OFN member IFF A blog by IFF CEO Joe NeriOn April 15th, IFF CEO Joe Neri published a…

September 15, 2020

Voices

Learning to Change: Reflections of the CDFI Racial Equity Collaborative on Education

Introduction In recent years, community development financial institutions (CDFIs) and similar mission-oriented financial services organizations have begun to elevate the importance of…

September 1, 2020

Voices

Meet OFN Summer Intern Holly Yu!

Ordinarily OFN has the great fortune of hosting a remarkable group of interns each summer. However, 2020 is no ordinary year and unfortunately we had…

August 6, 2020

News, Voices

Wells Fargo Launches $400 Million Small Business Recovery Effort

In April 2020, Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf made an industry-leading commitment to donate all gross processing fees from the Paycheck Protection Program back…

July 9, 2020

Voices

CDFIs–Bringing about a New Season in America

Yesterday, we buried George Floyd. In the tradition of the black church, mourners found the strength to sing, to praise, and to…

June 5, 2020

Voices

A Message from Lisa Mensah: #KeepCDFIsStrong

Above all else, I hope that you are taking care to stay healthy and well in this uncertain time. COVID-19 is proving…

March 27, 2020

News, Voices

Piedmont Business Capital Helps Entrepreneurs Withstand COVID-19 Crisis with OFN Financing

Based in Greensboro, North Carolina, new OFN member Piedmont Business Capital (PBC) is on a mission to create shared economic prosperity for local minority and women entrepreneurs. With roots dating back to…

March 24, 2020