We, the undersigned civil and human rights organizations, write to express our profound concern with the ongoing discussions in Congress about comprehensive Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) reform legislation, and to request a meeting to ensure that our perspectives are taken into account in this very important effort.
The block grant program and other federal programs that have assisted communities with about $8 billion annually for cleaner water, safer sidewalks, streetlights and sewage treatment are on the chopping block in Washington.
Reveal: Trump vowed to fix US infrastructure, but his budget stiffs small towns Read More »
Nearly nine years after the U.S. government seized both of them at the height of the Great Recession, Fannie and Freddie remain under the control of the federal government. The good news is they’re profitable again. The bad news is they no longer play a significant role helping the working class obtain affordable home loans.
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Senior Advisor, Organizing jkellman@ncrc.org 847.612.6531 Gerald (Jerry) Kellman has worked with NCRC as a Senior Advisor since 2014. He works on community benefits agreements; regional reinvestment coalitions, campaigns and summits; and capacity building for member organizations. Kellman began organizing as part of the civil rights movement. He cofounded the Gamaliel organizing network and developed grassroots
As big banks focus on big businesses, it has become harder and harder for Chicago’s small business owners and entrepreneurs to secure reasonable loans from responsible lenders.
HuffPost: Chicago Small Businesses Need Better Lending Options Read More »
The White House is quietly preparing the most sweeping changes to federal safety net programs in a generation, using legislation and executive actions to target recipients of food stamps, Medicaid and housing benefits.
Politico: Behind Trump’s plan to target the federal safety net Read More »
Children who grow up in some places go on to earn much more than they would if they grew up elsewhere.
New York Times: The best and worst places to grow up Read More »
There’s a clear link between a lack of places to live and the number of people sleeping out of doors at night. And the solution is clear, too: Cities need to double down not just on homeless services, but on building more affordable housing, and quickly.
Fast Company: America’s affordable housing crisis Is driving its homelessness crisis Read More »
Not education. Not income. Not even being an expert on racial disparities in health care
ProPublica: Nothing Protects Black Women From Dying in Pregnancy and Childbirth Read More »
Despite a decade of setbacks, the game is definitely not over for low-income borrowers.
Talk Poverty: Why Have Banks Stopped Lending to Low-Income Americans? Read More »
The 2017 Opportunity Index, a comprehensive look at the factors that drive opportunity across the United States, reveals how the South is home to some of the most dynamic and fastest -growing areas in the country — but also some of the least hopeful.
OZY: The south: the best and worst place for the American dream Read More »
Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will drop fees to nonprofit fundraisers, but the company will keep them for individuals trying to raise money on the platform.
The Senate Banking Committee will begin its markup today of a bill that would roll back the Dodd-Frank Act. Experts see it as a dangerous step. The Center for Responsible Lending, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition and the National Consumer Law Center all oppose the bill.
HousingWire: Senate Banking Committee introduces repeal of Dodd-Frank Act Read More »
Building more housing, more densely, could help address a widespread economic challenge. A fight over one lot in Berkeley, California shows how tough that could be.
New York Times: The Great American Single-Family Home Problem Read More »
Young doctors entering the medical field take the Hippocratic Oath requiring them to deliver quality and ethical care. This cardinal rule of medicine should be applied as the Trump administration mulls Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) reform. The first rule must be to “do no harm” and enact no “reform” that results in less lending and investing in underserved communities.
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