VoicesA Conversation with Finance Pioneer Inez LongAt the OFN Annual Conference, OFN awarded financial crusader Inez Long with the 2020 Ned Gramlich Lifetime Achievement Award for Responsible Finance. Presented annually, the Gramlich… November 20, 2020
NewsOFN President and CEO Lisa Mensah Amplifies the CDFI MessageOFN’s President and CEO Lisa Mensah continues to amplify the CDFI voice boldly and broadly as CDFIs work deeply in rural, urban… October 30, 2020
NewsInez Long Receives Ned Gramlich Award for Advocacy of Black-owned BusinessesOpportunity Finance Network (OFN) announced that respected financial crusader Inez Long has been named recipient of the 2020 Ned Gramlich Lifetime Achievement Award… October 22, 2020
NewsPolicies to Require Transparency in Small Business Lending Gain MomentumIn recent months, policymakers at the federal and state level have made strides to provide greater transparency and oversight of the small… October 14, 2020
NewsCFPB Moves Forward on Small Business Lending Data Collection RuleMore than a decade after the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is moving towards a rulemaking… October 14, 2020
VoicesDreamSpring Offers Affordable Alternative to Predatory Loans with Wells Fargo GrantThis post was written by OFN Blog guest author Mary Perkins, Director of Philanthropy, DreamSpring. DreamSpring is a recipient of a Wells… September 28, 2020
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