An update is needed but not one that is hastily implemented and would weaken the law in a misguided effort to simplify and clarify CRA rules.
Comments on Proposed CRA Rule: Pause and Go Back to Drawing Board Read More »
Even as the Trump Administration and Congress take important but limited steps in a fourth stimulus bill to replenish funding for the Payroll Protection Program, much more must be on the table in the coming weeks for U.S. households, including homeowners, renters and the nation’s smallest enterprises, to not only prop up the U.S. economy but to ensure a reasonable economic recovery.
Yesterday, the Senate passed a second Payment Protection Program (PPP) bill that will provide an additional $484 billion for small business aid, hospital funding and more testing for COVID-19.
NCRC Applauds Senate for Passage of Second PPP bill Read More »
In a confusing and scary time, the CFPB is a source for unbiased and informed information on a variety of financial hurdles that families can expect to face in the coming months.
CFPB Provides Advice, Guidance on COVID-19 Resources Read More »
Funding for the Payment Protection Program (PPP), the federal government’s COVID-19 forgivable loan program for small businesses, ran out last Thursday, even earlier than predicted.
To a large extent, a person’s health is determined by their circumstances and their environment.
Good Health is more than just the absence of illness Read More »
The poor implementation of affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH) has taken a significant toll on the health of African Americans. Therefore, we need to make communities equal to allow all Americans to have a healthy life and a chance to survive after this.
Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized data reporting thresholds under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) for the nation’s financial institutions.
Multiple measures in the enormous “Cure Italy” bill, including earning supplements and unemployment benefits for all workers, even the self-employed, special funds for businesses, babysitting vouchers and parental leave for those with young children, tax, loan and mortgage delays, a freeze on firings and emergency nutrition funds for citizens, will be in place until August.
To help mitigate this decline in employment from turning into a homeownership crisis, the CARES Act provides two protections.
Homeowners Rights and Resources During the COVID Crisis Read More »
Conditions in our environment where we live, work, learn and play affect a range of health outcomes. Now, faced with a global pandemic, we are learning just how detrimental viral diseases are for struggling communities.
Coronavirus And The Social Determinants Of Health: Part 2 Race Read More »
Administration Filed Log on the Last Day of the CRA Comment Period, Continues to Withhold Key Details and Substance of Communications from the Public. Democracy Forward, Community Development Orgs Call Out OCC’s Hollow Claims to Accountability, File Request for Full Records.
Help for homeowners is a major part of the CARES Act, the law recently passed to support our economy as we deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
What is Mortgage Forbearance and How are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Making it Happen Read More »
It is elderly shop owners who are stacking cans of soup, packing bottles of juice and soft drinks into coolers, making sure we have bread, milk, eggs and our local newspaper.
My Parents Have Always Been Essential Workers Read More »
It’s too early to know if social isolation or COVID-19 will kill more people in the long run.
Building Healthier Communities Through Intergenerational Connections Read More »
