Making a meaningful dent in the level of structural racial economic inequality in this country requires change throughout the US finance system—in our financial regulations, within our financial institutions, and in the lending and investments done by financial institutions.
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Meet Gregory Dyson, NCRC’s new Chief Operating Officer! As COO, he will be instrumental in developing NCRC’s strategic priorities and all of the organization’s day-to-day operations.
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Go Local Pro Business, January 2, 2022, Black Homeownership in RI Is As Low As It Was in the 1960s Homeownership for Blacks was at the same level as before the federal Civic Rights Act passed, redlining was commonplace and housing rights laws were non-existent. “In fact, in the past 15 years, Black homeownership has
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New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYCB) and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) announced today the company’s commitment to provide $28 billion in loans, investments and other financial support to communities and people of color, low- and moderate-income (LMI) families and communities, and small businesses.
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) today submitted a letter to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to express support from its members to introduce a Request for Comments to review the agency’s bank merger approval framework, and called on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve Board to do the same.
While 2020 was disastrous for millions of Americans impacted by the coronavirus, the mortgage industry was in overdrive as interest rates dropped to levels not seen since the housing crash of 2009. In a new report, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) found that the explosion of refinance lending reinforced historical patterns of disinvestment in
President Biden today nominated former Treasury Department Deputy Secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin to serve as the Vice Chair for Supervision of the Federal Reserve Board and Lisa Cook and Philip Jefferson as Governors.
As has been true throughout my life, the words of Dr. King, though written over 50 years ago, speak clearly to the times I am living in.
Dr. King’s Testament of Hope Amidst Melancholy and Discouragement in 2022 Read More »
The Just Economy Conference is the national event for community, policy, government, business and foundation leaders working toward a just economy that not only promises but delivers to all Americans opportunities to build wealth and live well.
Call for Submissions: Speak at the 2022 Just Economy Conference Read More »
An NCRC evaluation of small business loan applications from a sample of seven banks in Washington, DC revealed that some lenders discriminate against applicants who have been charged at any time in their lives with a criminal offense.
The disparate impact of using “Ever Charged” on a commercial loan application Read More »
WBAL TV, December 20, 2021, Residents, Community Groups React To Bank Branch Closing In Brooklyn Brooklyn, in southwest Baltimore, is a neighborhood at a crossroads. The COVID-19 pandemic, along with other issues, have created some inequities. A bank the community relied on has shut its doors. Bank of America told 11 News the impact of
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Capital & Main, December 20, 2021, Are Nonbank Mortgage Lenders Good for Minority Borrowers? A loan officer at a mortgage company questions a Black loan applicant about household debts, but subsequently invites a less creditworthy white borrower to fill out an application with “no inquiry about credit standing or debts.” He then offers to walk the
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The Denver Post, December 19, 2021, “Where we come from is art”: Denver’s gentrifying Northside captured through the lens and poetry of its Latino youth Tim Hernández is a witness to the pain, the promise, the joy, the hope, the struggles of the Northside’s youth. He’s a teacher at North High and a product of
Housing Wire, December 16, 2021, Mortgage industry cheers Sandra Thompson’s nomination Industry stakeholders and affordable housing advocates welcomed news that the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s acting director, Sandra Thompson, was nominated for the permanent role. Some had previously expressed frustration that there was not a permanent nominee for the FHFA, although there is recent precedent for an acting FHFA
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NBC News, January 4, 2022, How 3D printing can be the solution to the nation’s affordable housing crisis Using 3D printing to build homes provides numerous benefits, including a decrease in construction time due to the machine’s efficiency. During the process, concrete is extruded from a large machine into layers that form the walls, foundation
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