BBVA Compass and the Opportunity Finance Network are teaming up to identify and increase training for 25 leaders in community lending through an Opportunity Fellows Program; BBVA Compass is a leading banking franchise with 668 branches mainly in the US sunbelt; Opportunity Finance Network is an association of community development financial institutions (CDFIs); the chosen Fellows will receive six days of training through early 2017 on themes including financial innovation and financial inclusion; applications open mid-November 2016; cost is not specified but appears to be complimentary or highly-subsidized for the leaders given the opportunity to participate. Source
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The CEO of the U.S. Network of Accion gives us the CDFI perspective on small business lending in underserved communities. Source
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