Just released 2019 Prosperity Now Scorecard shows that millions of families are struggling to make ends meet or are just one emergency away from a financial disaster.

In December 2018, OFN released the 20th edition of its Opportunity Finance Institutions: Side by Side publication, an annual reference guide for CDFI industry practitioners, investors, and others interested in assessing the opportunity finance industry’s activity and performance.

Data from the Pew Research Center shows that despite a strong labor market (3.9% unemployment as of July, the lowest it has been in nearly two decades), wage growth has lagged such that today's real average wage "has about the same purchasing power it did 40 years ago."