Letter in Opposition to the CLEARR Act (H.R. 2133)
Letter to Letter in Opposition to the CLEARR Act (H.R. 2133)(Download PDF)
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Division of Equity and Inclusion
The Division of Equity and Inclusion is designed to empower, organize and support economically vulnerable, individuals, communities and small businesses. Combining advocacy, organizing, technical assistance and direct services the Division promotes economically viable, sustainable, inclusive communities for all Americans free from discrimination. The following programs are part of the Division: Business Development Center for Civil
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Letter to FHFA on Duty to Serve Evaluation Guidance
Letter to Congressional Leaders on FY2017 Appropriations Request Letter to FHFA on Duty to Serve Evaluation Guidance(Download PDF)
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Letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Leadership on Protecting GSE Affordability Goals
Letter to Congressional Leaders on FY2017 Appropriations Request Letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Leadership on Protecting GSE Affordability Goals (Download PDF)
Letter to HUD Secretary Benjamin Carson on Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda Under Executive Order 13777
Letter to Congressional Leaders on FY2017 Appropriations Request Letter to HUD Secretary Benjamin Carson on Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda Under Executive Order 13777(Download PDF)
NCRC Statement on the U.S. Treasury’s Report
Washington, DC – Today, in response to the U.S Treasury Department’s report on the financial system, NCRC’s President and CEO John Taylor made the following statement: “Obviously, we are disappointed by the Treasury report’s recommendations to repeal several key consumer protections.” “These recommendations, if adopted, affect the structure and authorities of the Consumer Financial Protection
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NCRC Member Organizations Letter to Congressional Leaders in Response to the Financial CHOICE Act
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Affordable Housing Advocates and Small Lenders Join Together is Applauding Dir. Mel Watt Commitment to Shoring Up the Reserves at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Washington, DC – Leaders of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), Community Home Lenders Association (CHLA), Community Mortgage Lenders of America (CMLA), Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED), Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Leading Builders of America, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), NAACP and the National Urban League released the following joint statement in anticipation of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin’s testimony before the U.S. Senate Banking
NCRC Applauds FHFA Director Watt’s Call for GSEs to Retain Their Profits
Washington, DC – Today, in response to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mel Watt’s testimony before Congress warning of a possible bailout of the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) from the U.S. Department of Treasury and supporting retention of the GSEs’ profits rather than turning them over to the U.S. Treasury, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition’s
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NCRC Testifies at CFPB Field Hearing on Small Business Lending Trends
Washington, DC – Today, National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) Senior Advisor Josh Silver testified before a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) field hearing regarding small business lending trends. In the testimony, NCRC detailed the difficulties that many women-, minority-owned, and very small businesses experience accessing small business lending. NCRC also discussed the benefits of the
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Rural Communities and Several Major Urban Areas Bear Brunt of Bank Branch Closures Since Financial Crisis With Emergence of 86 New ‘Banking Deserts,’ NCRC Report Says
Maryland, Nevada, Georgia experience largest state-level declines in bank branches, NCRC report says. Biggest county-level declines in Baltimore County, Md.; Marion County, Ind.; Philadelphia, Pa. Click here to visit the web tool. Washington, DC – Due to the closure of more than 6,000 bank branches nationwide since the financial crisis, rural communities around the country are experiencing a troubling
Bank Branch Closures from 2008-2016: Unequal Impact in America’s Heartland
Bank Branch Closures from 2008-2016: Unequal Impact in America’s Heartland (Download PDF) Web-based map tool: http://maps.ncrc.org/bankdeserts/index.html
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CEPR: The fading American Dream: Trends in absolute income mobility since 1940
Rates of absolute mobility – the fraction of children who earn more than their parents – have fallen from approximately 90% for children born in 1940 to 50% for children born in the 1980s.
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