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OFN is excited to announce the launch of its newest community on our CDFI Connect virtual platform! Spearheaded by OFN’s Lance Loethen in partnership with Michael Eggleston of the…

By a vote of 96-0, on March 25 the US Senate passed the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act, which…

Yesterday, Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard gave a speech at the Urban Institute outlining a vision for reforming the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)…

On October 4, OFN President and CEO Lisa Mensah joined Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Michelle Bowman and Lael Brainard,…

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), in collaboration with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis…

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 IRS and Department of the Treasury recently closed a Request for Information commenting period on reporting, data collection, and transparency requirements…

OFN’s Southeast Regional Meeting took place on Tuesday, May 21, in balmy Jacksonville, Florida. Around 80 attendees representing CDFIs, funders, government agencies,…

The Small Business Credit Survey, a national collaboration of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks, shows continued revenue and employment growth at small businesses…