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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

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

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

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

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.

Berde brings 25 years of human resources and financial services experience to Accion Opportunity Fund

Accion Opportunity Fund responded to the Department of Treasury’s request for comment regarding implementation of the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)

Nurturing, patient, empathetic, driven, commanding, responsible, and experienced at juggling a million things at once: All the qualities that make a successful parent also make a successful entrepreneurial mindset. Unfortunately, the pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated the problems parents who are entrepreneurs face. With childcare unavailable or uncertain, their family’s income threatened, and the health…