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STATEMENT: New Bipartisan Community Development Finance Caucus Underscores Vital Role Nonprofit Lenders Play to Economy

AOF closes $25.5 million in New Markets Tax Credit investment to expand healthcare and housing for Californians.

Luz Urrutia gave remarks to the House Committee on Financial Services on the importance of community-based lenders.

The small business owners we support are creating Black history every day. Their stories of triumph will inspire future generations of business owners. Learn how Warren and Latrice wrote entrepreneurship into their own life stories.

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

Statement by Luz Urrutia, CEO of Accion Opportunity Fund, the nation’s leading nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution small business lender, on introduction of the Small Business Lending Disclosure Act in Congress

Shop our gift guide and support the small businesses of AOF clients while checking off your holiday shopping lists.

As small businesses struggle to access affordable capital, the nation’s leading nonprofit lender and tech-driven payroll and HR provider, Gusto, join forces to keep capital flowing to Main Street businesses.

Guest post written by Natasha Case, Co-founder and CEO of Coolhaus, former client and board member of AOF.

Across the nation, the number of Latinx entrepreneurs continues to grow significantly faster than the overall U.S. average. During the past decade, the number of Latinx business owners grew 34%, compared to 1% for all small business owners in the U.S.