NCRC Just Economy Conference 2022 — Recorded June 13, 2022 The National Community Reinvestment Coalition’s President and CEO Jesse Van Tol held a virtual “fireside” chat with Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Lael Brainard and Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu to discuss the notice of proposed […]
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(Download) May 30th, 2022 James P. Sheesley Assistant Executive Secretary Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 550 17th St. NW Washington, DC 20429 Regarding: Request for Comment on Rules, Regulations, Guidance, and Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (RIN 3064-ZA31) Sent by electronic mail to comments@fdic.gov Dear Mr. Sheesley: The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) appreciates that the
Online Event Archive Recorded May 20, 2022 NCRC’s policy team reviews the top policy priorities for NCRC and its members for the remainder of the 117th Congress. The session helps grow your policy knowledge and is the first step in preparing you for Virtual Advocacy Week. Together, we can strengthen your state’s representation and make
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Ann E. Misback Secretary Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 230 S LaSalle Street Chicago, IL 60604 RE: CBDC Benefits, Risks, and Policy Considerations Sent via electronic mail to digital-innovations@frb.gov Dear Secretary Misback: We appreciate the opportunity to provide our comments on the subject of a Federal Reserve central bank digital currency (CBDC). The National
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2022 Advocacy Week Policy Agenda 117th Session of Congress CONTENTS Photo by: ©tonktiti – stock.adobe.com Investing in a Just Economy Our 2022 Advocacy Week Policy Agenda serves to prepare attendees of NCRC’s Advocacy Week to meet with their members of Congress during our Just Economy Conference. It is a call to action on three core
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Roughly three years ago, NCRC members in Cincinnati met to discuss the pressing needs facing LMI communities and how the various community benefits agreements might provide some level of support. The group identified food insecurity as the number one project they would undertake. First Financial Bank was identified as the appropriate partner and after several
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(Download) April 22, 2022 Ms. Ann E. Misback Secretary Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20551 Submitted electronically to regs.comments@federalreserve.gov Re: Docket No. OP-1765: Supplemental Notice and Request on Guidelines for Evaluating Account and Services Requests. Dear Secretary Misback: The Center for Responsible Lending, National Community Reinvestment
(Download) March 11, 2022 The Honorable Rohit Chopra Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street NW Washington, DC 20552 Via email RE: CFPB Tools for Ensuring That Creditors Do Not Rely on Discriminatory Models Dear Director Chopra: On behalf of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Upturn, and Zest AI, we write to urge the Consumer
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The National Community Reinvestment Coalition’s (NCRC) President and CEO Jesse Van Tol appeared on Bloomberg TV’s Triple Take on April 14, 2022. Van Tol discussed NCRC’s recent report: The Great Consolidation of Banks and Acceleration of Branch Closures Across America. “The story here is bank consolidation and branch consolidation: 18,000 institutions down to 5,000. The
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America’s most powerful tool for fixing economic inequality is also key to fixing inequities in public health — because wealth and health are closely linked.
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Online Event Archive Recorded April 5, 2022 Learn how you can use this powerful tool, available for free to all NCRC members, to produce a report on mortgages, small business lending and bank branch networks for any city, county or metro area in the nation. NCRC’s Director of Research Jason Richardson will walk us
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April 5, 2022 The Honorable Maxine Waters Chairwoman Committee on Financial Services U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Patrick McHenry Ranking Member Committee on Financial Services U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Re: Support for H.R. 5912, The Close the ILC Loophole Act Dear Chairwoman Waters and Ranking Member McHenry, The
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Online Event Archive Recorded March 24, 2022 Banks are critical community partners and can be a catalyst for change in your neighborhood, particularly when public resources shrink. Learn about the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and explore how CRA can be used to increase reinvestment in your communities. This is crucial information for anyone working towards
(Download) March 25th, 2022 Director Rohit Chopra Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 “G” St. NW Washington, DC 20552 Regarding Docket CFPB-2022-0002: Notice and Request for Comment Regarding the CFPB’s Inquiry into Buy-Now-Pay-Later Honorable Director Chopra: Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the Bureau’s request for comments on buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) products. NCRC is a
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