By the numbers, the 2019 OFN Conference will go down in CDFI history: 1 President William Jefferson Clinton; more than 1,600 attendees (the most yet!); 119 sessions across 11 tracks; speci

Every year at the OFN Annual Conference, we present a Justice Grant to an organization with a mission to support economic, political, or social justice in the U.S.

The 2019 OFN Annual Conference closed with a roar! Three fierce CDFI leaders ended the Conference as part of a closing plenary — Lending Where it Counts: The Fight Ahead — that energized a crowd of Conference goers tired (but exhilarated) from three days of learning and networking.

“The theme of our Conference is Lending Where it Counts. Lending where it counts is our purpose; it’s what motivates CDFIs and distinguishes us. We do this lending not just where it counts but for people who count...

Thank you to everyone who participated in our social media campaign during this year's OFN Conference and helped demonstrate how CDFIs and their partners #LendWhereItCounts. Our collective efforts to amplify the voice of CDFIs and the impact of our work around the United States made an enormous i