News & Press

You already know about AOF’s small business lending program, which has been making small-dollar loans to small and micro-businesses since 1995. Today, we want to do a deep dive into a different program we operate: the New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) program.

New research by Accion Opportunity Fund (AOF), with philanthropic support from LegalZoom, offers insights into the experiences and motivations of Black entrepreneurs who are driving a nationwide entrepreneurial surge.

Accion Opportunity Fund is pleased to announce the closing of $16 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) investment for Compass Health, Northwest Washington’s behavioral healthcare leader.

Samuel Ramos, Chief Legal Officer at Global Atlantic Financial Group, joins a diverse group of leaders from several industries dedicated to promoting an economic opportunity.

STATEMENT: Accion Opportunity Fund praises introduction of federal lending transparency bill and urges lawmakers to pass swiftly

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

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

Nation’s Leading Nonprofit Small Business Lender Announces its Policy Priorities for the 118th Congress

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

New national survey demonstrates how small business owners provided jobs and protected their workers over COVID-19