Opportunity Finance Network launches interactive CDFI map

Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), a national membership and support organization for community development financial institutions (CDFIs), has launched an interactive, data-rich, online map of CDFIs and the services they’re providing across the U.S. CDFIs are specialized entities that provide loans, investments, and services in underserved or economically distressed areas. OFN’s CDFI Coverage Map, at www.ofn.org/cdfi-coverage-map, shows the locations of CDFIs while enabling users to customize the display by selecting a location filter (ZIP Code, legislative district, etc.) and applying additional data layers, such as population, income level, and employment rate. The map also features individual and aggregated data on lending by participating CDFIs since 2010. Loans made by more than 70 CDFIs are currently represented; all CDFIs are invited to help populate the map by submitting their own loan information. The new map received funding support from Citi and is built on PolicyMap, a software platform created by The Reinvestment Fund.