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NCRC sign-on letter regarding the FHFA’s notice of proposed rulemaking on the FHLB’s housing goals amendments

By / / Testimony & Regulatory Comments / 12 minutes of reading

Alfred M. Pollard, General Counsel Federal Housing Finance Agency, Eighth Floor 400 7th Street SW Washington, DC 20219 Attention:  Federal Home Loan Bank Housing Goals Amendments, RIN 2590–AA82 Dear Mr. Pollard: The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) proposal to change the housing goals […]

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Nearby hotels for the 2019 Just Economy Conference

By / / Events / 1 minute of reading

  Alternative hotel options for the 2019 Just Economy Conference.   Churchill Hotel Near Embassy Row view website Courtyard Washington, DC/Dupont Circle view website The Normandy Hotel view website The Fairfax at Embassy Row view website The LINE DC view website Kimpton Carlyle Hotel Dupont Circle view website Kimpton Hotel Palomar Washington DC view website

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Sign-on letter regarding small dollar lending request for information, RIN 3064-ZA04

By / / Testimony & Regulatory Comments / 13 minutes of reading

January 20, 2019 Robert E. Feldman, Executive Secretary Attention: Comments Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 550 Seventeenth Street NW Washington, D.C. 20429 Re:      Small Dollar Lending Request for Information, RIN 3064-ZA04 Dear Executive Secretary Feldman: On behalf of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) and our more than 600 community-based organizations, thank you for the

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Free housing counseling for individuals affected by the government shutdown

By / / Inside NCRC / 1 minute of reading

Are you a federal government employee or contractor that is falling behind or in danger of falling behind on your mortgage payments due to the government shutdown or other financial hardships? Join us on Friday, January 18, 2019 from 10am to 1pm 727 15th St. NW (8th Floor Conference Room) Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 1-800-475-NCRC No

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Canada is having a housing crash that should serve as a warning to the US

By / / Research, Field Notes / 3 minutes of reading

The entire Canadian housing and mortgage market has dropped off a financial cliff, which should pose as a warning for the U.S. as we talk about reforming our Government-Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) system. In 2008, when the U.S. was entering a full housing market crash, Canada took several steps to disguise the exposure of Canadian households.

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Comment on CFPB RFI on data collection

By / / Testimony & Regulatory Comments / 11 minutes of reading

December 21, 2018 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20552 Request for Information Regarding Bureau Data Collections Docket ID CFPB-2018-0031 To whom it may concern: This letter is in response to the request issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“the CFPB”) and listed as Docket No. CFPB-2018-0031 in the Federal

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The Atlantic: Perhaps the most effective way to fight racism

By / / On Our Radar / 6 minutes of reading

The Atlantic, December 12, 2019: Perhaps the Most Effective Way to Fight Racism In White Right: Meeting With the Enemy, the filmmaker Deeyah Khan, a Muslim woman of color, recounts a television interview that she gave during the summer of 2016. “The fact of the matter is that the U.K. is never going to be

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The golden age of rich people not paying their taxes

By / / On Our Radar / 3 minutes of reading

The Atlantic, December 11, 2018:The Golden Age of Rich People Not Paying Their Taxes Rettig, a tax lawyer with decades of experience defending wealthy clients against the IRS, has been publicly noncommittal so far. Pressed by Democratic senators at his confirmation hearing, all he would say was that “one of [his] top priorities would be

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Curbed: Elizabeth Warren doubles down on affordable housing legislation

By / / In the News / 5 minutes of reading

Curbed, December 11, 2018: Elizabeth Warren doubles down on affordable housing legislation Today, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) doubled down on her strategy to fix America’s housing crisis. Along with Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA) and Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI), she introduced the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act to the House, a companion to a Senate bill Warren

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Reforming the Community Reinvestment Act regulatory framework

By / / Policy / 21 minutes of reading

  November 19, 2018 Reforming the Community Reinvestment Act Regulatory Framework Docket ID OCC-2018-0008   To Whom it May Concern: The undersigned groups maintain that the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) has been one of the most valuable laws for increasing access to capital and credit for low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities. Any CRA reform effort

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NCRC founder John Taylor wins 2018 Award for Excellence from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency

By / / In the News / 1 minute of reading

John Taylor, the President and Founder of NCRC, received the 2018 Award of Excellence from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA). PHFA works to provide affordable homeownership and rental housing options for older adults, lower-income families and people with special housing needs. The award, presented Nov. 13, 2018 at a PHFA event in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,

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Sign on letter for CRA ANPR

By / / Policy / 11 minutes of reading

November 19, 2018 Reforming the Community Reinvestment Act Regulatory Framework Docket ID OCC-2018-0008   To Whom it May Concern: The undersigned groups maintain that the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) has been one of the most valuable laws for increasing access to capital and credit for low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities. Any CRA reform effort needs

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