News $3.5 billion in New Markets Tax Credit Allocations Announced 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… July 15, 2020
News House Subcommittee Approves $273.5 Million for CDFI Fund in FY 2021 On July 8, the House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee approved its FY 2021 appropriations bill which includes $273.5 million for the… July 8, 2020
News CDFIs Outperform Other Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Lenders Updated July 8, 2020 August 8 is the new deadline for lenders to submit Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) applications on behalf of… June 29, 2020
News Pennsylvania CDFIs to Administer $225 Million in Grants to Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 On June 8, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced a $225 million statewide grant program to support small businesses impacted by the COVID-19… June 9, 2020
News $10 Billion Set Aside for CDFIs to Make PPP Loans; Increased PPP Flexibility Enacted into Law The Treasury Department and SBA made an announcement on May 28 to set aside $10 billion of round two Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding exclusively for Community… June 8, 2020
News OCC Releases Final Community Reinvestment Act Rule On May 20, the Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released its final Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rule just six weeks after the… May 21, 2020
News PPP Reports Released, New Court Ruling on Borrower Eligibility Recently two reports on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) were released. In addition, a U.S. District Court in Michigan ruled that the… May 19, 2020
News OFN Testifies at House Small Business Committee Virtual Forum On May 13, the House Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access held a virtual forum for their members on the… May 19, 2020
News House Endorses $1 Billion for CDFI Fund Grants; 37 Senators Also Signal Support Updated May 15, 2020 On May 15, the House of Representatives passed the HEROES (Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions) Act… May 13, 2020