VoicesRacial Equity in Times of Crisis: Let’s Interrupt History (Part 2)Originally posted 9/1/2020 by OFN member IFF A blog by IFF CEO Joe NeriOn April 15th, IFF CEO Joe Neri published a… September 15, 2020
NewsOFN President Addresses CDFI Fund Community Advisory BoardOn 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… September 1, 2020
NewsNew Grow with Google Small Business Loans AnnouncedCDFIs are on the front lines of the fight for social, economic, and political justice, and they are financial first responders during crisis. In… August 28, 2020
NewsLisa Mensah and Nate Hurst on “American Resilience: The Future of Small Business”On July 30, OFN’s president and CEO Lisa Mensah spoke with Wells Fargo’s Nate Hurst, EVP, Sustainability & Social Impact, about “American… August 10, 2020
NewsSBA Announces New Community Advantage Recovery Loan ProgramThe Small Business Administration (SBA) recently announced a new COVID-19 recovery program, the Community Advantage (CA) Recovery Loan Program, that allows eligible CA Lenders… July 22, 2020
NewsOFN Awards Second Round of Google FinancingOFN is pleased to announce the second round of Grow with Google Small Business Fund loans and Google.org-funded grants. In this round,… July 22, 2020
NewsOFN and HSBC Bank Deploy $25 Million Through CDFI Investment FundIn August 2018, OFN and HSBC Bank USA established the Good to Grow CDFI Investment Fund (G2G Fund) to expand the flow of… July 16, 2020
News, VoicesWells Fargo Launches $400 Million Small Business Recovery EffortIn April 2020, Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf made an industry-leading commitment to donate all gross processing fees from the Paycheck Protection Program back… July 9, 2020
NewsCDFIs Outperform Other Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) LendersUpdated July 8, 2020 August 8 is the new deadline for lenders to submit Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) applications on behalf of… June 29, 2020
