The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of digital technology in financial services, transforming how consumers and small businesses access credit. Open banking—the secure sharing of customers’ financial data with third parties— offers a promising opportunity to expand credit access for underserved small businesses that have been shut out of traditional financial services due to the risks, costs, and uncertainties of microlending to new and smaller enterprises.

Join us for quality, relevant learning content for professional development with opportunities to connect with peers and industry leaders. We will gather as a diverse group of forward-thinking nonprofit credit professionals, financial wellness practitioners, credit industry stakeholders, policymakers, and researchers. During our time together we will actively participate as leaders and innovators to shape the future of credit.

OFN’s annual Small Business Finance Forum (SBFF) is the premier event for mission-driven small business lenders, partners, and advocates. This event offers an excellent opportunity to learn from peers and build valuable connections, participate in OFN training, learn about products and services for CDFIs serving small businesses, hear remarks from distinguished speakers, and much more.

We are pleased to announce the return of the successful CDBA Storytelling Booth, taking place during the Peer Forum on June 4th and 5th. This booth is a dedicated space to spotlight the powerful work CDFIs, MDIs, and mission-focused bankers like you are doing to advance inclusive economic growth and empower underserved communities. It’s your opportunity to share your impact—and inspire others.

How can AI strengthen financial services and protect consumer well-being? Join experts from Block, JPMorgan Chase, and FinRegLab on May 7 for a Brookings panel on how artificial intelligence is transforming fraud prevention, enhancing trust, and safeguarding digital finance. Hosted by the Center on Regulation and Markets, we'll explore AI as a tool to detect, deter, and stop scams and fraud.

Non-profit and community-based leaders have been reluctant to adopt and use AI due to limited resources, skepticism about safety and protection, low AI literacy, or simply because they don’t see a clear use case. What can be learned from the sector’s early adopters of AI – and their funders? Join us for a lively discussion around building, designing, and deploying AI tools, including machine learning, to improve low-income people and communities’ financial health. We’ll also discuss how nonprofits can engage in broader public AI debates for the benefit of the people they serve.

This must-attend event is the year’s most important gathering on AI in housing, civil rights, and governance. FinRegLab’s Melissa Koide will be sitting down for a fireside chat with Adrienne A. Harris, New York State Department of Financial Services, to discuss the role state oversight plays with regard to technology applications for housing financing – […]

On April 16, FinRegLab's Kelly Thompson Cochran will speak at a virtual event hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, addressing the pressing issue of hashtag#CreditInsecurity impacting communities across the U.S.