Introduction of Federal Small Business Lending Transparency Legislation STATEMENT: Accion Opportunity Fund praises introduction of federal lending transparency bill and urges lawmakers to pass swiftly June 16, 2023
Final Rule from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Will Increase Access to Capital and Transparency in Small Business Lending Statement by Luz Urrutia, CEO of Accion Opportunity Fund, the nation’s leading Community Financial Development Institution, nonprofit small business lender, on the Bureau’s final guidelines for collecting data on small business lending March 30, 2023
Accion Opportunity Fund Names Robert Sears as New Chief Product Officer Sears brings extensive FinTech and digital transformation experience to Accion Opportunity Fund as the organization expands nationally, adding new products and services to improve financial health in overlooked communities February 9, 2023
Policy Priorities For the 118th Congress Nation’s Leading Nonprofit Small Business Lender Announces its Policy Priorities for the 118th Congress January 31, 2023
Country’s Leading Nonprofit CDFI Committed to Working with New House Small Business Committee Leadership Statement by Chris Pilkerton, Chief Legal and Regulatory Strategy Officer of Accion Opportunity Fund, the nation’s leading nonprofit small business lender, on the selection of Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX) to chair the House Small Business Committee January 13, 2023
Small Businesses Sacrifice and Succeed During COVID-19 New national survey demonstrates how small business owners provided jobs and protected their workers over COVID-19 December 2, 2022
Investing in communities with new $55M allocation Accion Opportunity Fund receives $55 million New Markets Tax Credit Allocation to continue supporting job creation and nonprofit neighborhood facilities December 2, 2022
Clinicas Blythe and Fresno City Center Announcement AOF closes $25.5 million in New Markets Tax Credit investment to expand healthcare and housing for Californians. March 18, 2022
Statement: CFPB 1071 Data Collection Proposal Statement by Luz Urrutia, CEO of Accion Opportunity Fund, the nation’s leading CDFI, nonprofit small business lender, on the Bureau’s proposed guidelines to collect data on small business lending January 6, 2022