NewsUrge Congress to Support the CDFI Fund in FY 2020 AppropriationsSpring has arrived in Washington DC, and that means appropriations season is heating up on Capitol Hill. With the recent release of… April 2, 2019
NewsOpportunity Zones UpdateOFN continues to pursue federal regulations to make the opportunity zone provision as effective as possible and to reduce the likelihood of… April 2, 2019
NewsSenators Chris Coons and Bill Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Supporting CDFIsOn March 27, Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen and expand the direct services of… March 29, 2019
NewsOFN Member Ceyl Prinster Testifies at House Small Business Subcommittee HearingOn March 7 during a hearing entitled “Small but Mighty: A Review of the SBA Microloan Program,” a panel of lenders, entrepreneurs,… March 26, 2019
NewsHouse Appropriations Subcommittee Holds First Hearing Ever on the CDFI FundOn February 26, four CDFI leaders from around the United States met at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., to… March 1, 2019
NewsOFN Board Member Marla Bilonick Testifies at House Small Business Committee HearingOn February 7, the House Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access held a hearing to examine the challenges… February 22, 2019
News19 OFN Members Receive Awards for Affordable HousingToday, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s CDFI Fund announced 38 recipients of the FY 2018 Capital Magnet Fund Award, totaling $142.9 million… February 13, 2019
NewsWelcome to the 116th Congress!In early January, the historic 116th Congress was sworn into office in the midst of what became the longest government shutdown in… January 30, 2019
NewsLisa Mensah Promotes CRA Modernization at D.C. ForumCommunity Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations haven’t been updated since 1995. At the time, stakeholders agreed to revisit regulations again in 2000. It… January 28, 2019