Washington, D.C. – Today, Josh Silver, Vice President of Research and Policy at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, testified before the District of Columbia City Council’s Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs in support of the Community Development Amendment Act of 2013. The Act would require banks bidding on municipal deposits and investments to […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, in reaction to the House of Representatives passage of HR 3193, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition’s President and CEO John Taylor made the following statement: “It is indefensible that some members of Congress are so committed to protecting banks that they would vote to badly damage the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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NCRC is offering Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Training at the 2014 NCRC Annual Conference. Register today for this special training on Wednesday, March 12 at the Capital Hilton hotel in Washington, DC. This advanced fair housing planning colloquium will focus on how participants can collaborate and partner with other stakeholders to support inclusive communities and
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Washington, DC – Today, in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address, National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) President and CEO John Taylor made the following statement: “We applaud President Obama for focusing on income inequality and the importance of upward mobility in his State of the Union address. We are pleased that this
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Washington, DC – The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a generous grant from the Surdna Foundation to develop an education and advocacy campaign publicizing the best approaches for gathering and sharing enhanced data on small business lending. Enhanced data collection, in particular of data on the race
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Washington, DC—As the fate of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continues to sit in limbo, it remains unclear what the future holds for our system of housing finance. Despite the fact that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have played a valuable role in helping to grow the middle class in America, the reform debate has
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Please join us for an important conversation about the future of the government-sponsored enterprises and housing finance reform on Friday, January 31 at 8:30 a.m. “Locked Out: What Losing Fannie, Freddie, and the Affordable Housing Goals Will Mean for the American Dream” will tackle two critical questions in the reform debate: Can we afford
Washington, DC – Today, in reaction to the Senate’s confirmation of Janet Yellen as Chair of the Federal Reserve, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) President and CEO John Taylor made the following statement: “We applaud the confirmation of Janet Yellen as Chair of the Federal Reserve. Not only has she shown a strong commitment
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You are cordially invited to attend the National Community Reinvestment Coalition’s timely forum on the future of the government sponsored enterprises and housing finance reform called “Locked Out: What Losing Fannie, Freddie, and the Affordable Housing Goals Will Mean for the American Dream.” The event will consist of two panels focused on issues critical to
In November of 2013, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) launched a fair housing awareness campaign entitled, “The More You Know.” The purpose of the campaign is aimed at increasing awareness of and promoting fair housing rights, using visual text to highlight the subtleties of housing discrimination in today’s marketplace. The campaign features print ad
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NCRC was honored to be selected by HUD to conduct this National Education and Outreach Initiative across the country to discuss the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) obligation and promote inclusive communities for local and state housing and community development, public housing, economic development, planning, and transportation staff; many of whom had never received any
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Washington, DC – Today, in response to the release of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)’s annual financial status report to Congress, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) President and CEO John Taylor made the following statement: “NCRC welcomes the positive news contained in FHA’s actuarial review. The review underscores the strong performance of loans issued after
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Washington, DC – Today, in reaction to the Senate’s confirmation of Mel Watt as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) President and CEO John Taylor made the following statement: “We applaud the confirmation of Mel Watt as Director of the FHFA. He is a well-qualified, pragmatic leader who
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Washington, DC – Today, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) released a report entitled “Access to Capital and Credit in Appalachia and the Impact of the Financial Crisis and Recession on Commercial Lending and Finance in the Region.” The report, which was commissioned by the Appalachian Regional Commission, and authored by NCRC and Woodstock Institute,
This study examines recent trends in the availability of capital and credit for small businesses in the Appalachian Region, and compares financial conditions in 2010 with those in 2007, before the recent recession. In addition, the study assesses the impact of strategies to address capital gaps in underserved communities, including the use of regulatory
