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Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) are specialized lenders that bring capital to low-income, low-wealth communities. CDFI financial products and services support small businesses, affordable housing, community facilities, and more nationwide.
About OFN
Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) is the leading national network of CDFIs and a financial intermediary. OFN increases capital flow, strengthens CDFIs, and amplifies the voice of the CDFI industry. We partner with investors, funders, and policymakers to align capital with opportunity.
CDFIs Invest in Change
Key Priorities
CDFIs advance racial equity, combat persistent poverty, fight climate change, and more.
Finance Justice Fund
The Finance Justice Fund accelerates the work of OFN member CDFIs serving communities experiencing disproportionately high rates of poverty and disinvestment.
Partnering with the Public Sector
OFN is the leading voice for the CDFI industry. Policymakers turn to CDFIs to drive transformational capital to historically underinvested rural, urban, and Native communities.
What The 2023 CDFI Survey Says About CDFI Output And Outcome Tracking
New research brief from Richmond Fed and OFN examines the Federal Reserve’s 2023 CDFI Survey results related to CDFI output...
Philadelphia CDFI Promotes Racial and Economic Equity Through Investment in Small Businesses
OFN member TEC Capital focuses on seed equity, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, and other opportunities to create prosperity for all....
Beyond Land Acknowledgement: How CDFIs Can Support Land Justice
Community Vision’s Reparative Land Fee Program partners with Indigenous communities to redistribute power and address the wounds of colonialism and...