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On March 17, the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship held a hearing entitled “The Paycheck Protection Program: Performance, Impact,…

In the past year, more has been asked of the CDFI industry than ever before, and CDFIs have stepped up to serve…

On February 22, the Biden Administration announced changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) designed to deepen the program’s ability to reach very small…

As America reckons with a Titanic scale economic impact from COVID-19, we can’t afford to wait for relief for small businesses that…

Updated January 7, 2021 On December 22, Congress passed a massive $900 billion FY2021 Omnibus Appropriations and COVID-19 Relief Bill that included historic…

As the year comes to a close, Congress continues to negotiate legislation to provide much-needed COVID relief but has yet to vote…

On December 9, CDFI Fund Director Jodie Harris announced that CDFIs that made PPP loans outside their approved target market(s) during calendar year 2020 will not…

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

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