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Guest blog post written by Olivia Barrow, Policy Manager, Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) Last week the National Children’s Facilities Network (NCFN)…

Recently Impact Alpha published an article by Joe Neri, CEO of OFN member IFF, entitled “Five Ways That Lenders Can Interrupt Racism…

A message from Donna Gambrell, Board Chair at Opportunity Finance Network: On behalf of the OFN board, I’d like to express a deep appreciation…

Latino small business owners are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S. As of 2020, there are 1.1 million minority-owned small businesses, which…

Michael Barr would make an exceptional Comptroller of the Currency. My standard for excellence is President Clinton’s Comptroller — Eugene Ludwig —…

After serving for two years as under secretary of agriculture for rural development in the Obama administration, Lisa Mensah joined OFN as…

Joining OFN in early 2019 as chief lending and investment officer, Amir Kirkwood recently spoke with Bluestone Life, a Vermont-based life insurance company and certified B Corporation,…

The magnitude of this global pandemic’s impact on small business is extraordinary, posing an unparalleled economic danger to families and communities. Unwavering…

During a November 12 panel “Investing in Climate Solutions for the Environment and the Economy” at the virtual 2020 OFN Conference, I had…