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In recent months, policymakers at the federal and state level have made strides to provide greater transparency and oversight of the small…

More than a decade after the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is moving towards a rulemaking…

The CDFI Fund is accepting comments on the proposed changes to the CDFI certification application, the first major changes in certification policy since the…

On September 24, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded $204.1 million in grants and loans to 397 community development…

On September 21, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors voted unanimously to release their proposal to reform the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations. While…

On August 27, the CDFI Fund’s Community Advisory Board held a virtual meeting where OFN President and CEO Lisa Mensah spoke to the group, joining leaders…

OFN is very disappointed that COVID relief negotiations between Congressional leaders and the Trump Administration have broken down, especially as the health…

The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently announced a new COVID-19 recovery program, the Community Advantage (CA) Recovery Loan Program, that allows eligible CA Lenders…

On July 15, the CDFI Fund announced $3.5 billion in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocations through the 2019 allocation round to 76 community…