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Bham Now: GROWTH by NCRC is breaking ground + barriers through affordable housing

Bham Now, March 17, 2022, GROWTH by NCRC is breaking ground + barriers through affordable housing This month, Birmingham, local Augustus Payne, is able to become a first-time homeowner after a $25M revitalization plan between GROWTH by NCRC and the City of Birmingham to provide affordable housing. Keep reading to find out exactly how this was able […]

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The Birmingham Times: Birmingham Mayor Woodfin, public-private partnership deliver affordable homeownership

The Birmingham Times, March 18, 2022, Birmingham Mayor Woodfin, public-private partnership deliver affordable homeownership Three new homeowners are looking forward to getting the keys to their homes after a ribbon-cutting Thursday at the newly developed Oak Hill area of Belview Heights in Ensley. The ceremony was the culmination of an objective by Mayor Randall Woodfin

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Micro B Life: When Did Gentrification Start In Nyc

Micro B Life, March 17, 2022, When Did Gentrification Start In Nyc The history of gentrification in America starts in the 1960s when the term was coined. Over the next five and a half decades communities have wielded varying tools and strategies in response to gentrification’s challenges. A new study claims San Francisco and Oakland are the

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OA JF: Addressing Structural Inequities, a Necessary Step Toward Ensuring Equitable Access to Telehealth for Medication Abortion Care During and Post COVID-19

OA JF, March 17, 2022, Addressing Structural Inequities, a Necessary Step Toward Ensuring Equitable Access to Telehealth for Medication Abortion Care During and Post COVID-19 Research indicates that health disparities based on social status and race/ethnicity exist and persist in the US. A past filled with disinvestments and isolation of communities of color keep telehealth

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Spectrum News 13: In Orlando, one mixed-income housing approach aims to break cycles of concentrated poverty

Spectrum News 13, March 15, 2022, In Orlando, one mixed-income housing approach aims to break cycles of concentrated poverty The so-called “American Dream” of homeownership hasn’t ever been equally accessible to everyone. But the pandemic era’s inflated housing market has clarified just how disproportionately uneven the odds are for many marginalized groups. The gap in

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Politico: A come-to-Jesus moment on financial nominations

Politico, March 15, 2022, A come-to-Jesus moment on financial nominations Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) have all but sealed the fate of President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the nation’s top bank regulator. What happens next will determine whether Biden can get anyone confirmed to the job this year, before Republicans potentially take back the upper chamber. “There’s

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NCRC Member Profile: Newcap, Inc.

NCRC’s membership includes more than 600 community-focused organizations in 44 states. Here’s an introduction to one of them, Newcap Inc., in Oconto, Wisconsin, from Newcap CEO & President Cheryl Detrick. Tell us about the organization’s mission/focus area. Newcap’s mission for over 50 years has been to move people from poverty to opportunities and economic security,

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American Banker: More states look to cap consumer interest rates at 36%

American Banker, March 1, 2022, More states look to cap consumer interest rates at 36% Lawmakers in New Mexico recently approved a 36% rate cap, which would slash the state’s current maximum APR from 175%. It now awaits the governor’s signature. Legislators in Rhode Island and Minnesota are considering similar restrictions, and consumer advocates in

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The Wall Street Journal: Powell Says Fed Is on Track to Raise Rates in Two Weeks

The Wall Street Journal, March 2, 2022, Powell Says Fed Is on Track to Raise Rates in Two Weeks Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said he would propose a quarter-percentage point rate increase at the central bank’s meeting in two weeks amid high inflation, strong economic demand and a tight labor market, offering an unusually explicit preview of

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AP News: From banking to sports to vodka, Russia’s isolation grows

AP News, March 1, 2022, From banking to sports to vodka, Russia’s isolation grows In barely three days, Russia has become an international outcast because of its invasion of Ukraine, and its leader is finding himself with fewer and fewer foreign friends. What’s more, the actions against Moscow are happening in diverse, far-reaching ways that

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The White House: Fact Sheet: The Biden-?Harris Administration Advances Equity and Opportunity for Black People and Communities Across the Country

The White House, February 28, 2022, Fact Sheet: The Biden-?Harris Administration Advances Equity and Opportunity for Black People and Communities Across the Country From the first day in office and every day since, the Biden-Harris Administration has taken an historic approach to advancing racial equity, including directing every agency across the whole of the federal

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