Video: 2024 Hill Day Priorities
Online Event Archive Recorded March 21, 2024 During the webinar, NCRC staff review the policy priorities for this year’s Hill Day. This session will help grow your policy knowledge and is the first step in preparing Hill Day participants for their meetings. Speaker: Rion Dennis, Senior Government Affairs Director, NCRC Transcript: NCRC video transcripts
Empowering Voices: Celebrating Women’s Achievements at NCRC for Women’s History Month
As we celebrate Women’s History Month this March, NCRC would like to acknowledge all the amazing work and accomplishments women have achieved. At NCRC, we are proud to have many strong and hardworking women advocating for a Just Economy for all. Each of them plays a crucial role in creating a more inclusive society. And
Messaging Memo: Words That Work to Oppose the Capital One-Discover Merger
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NCRC Statement: “Huge Step Forward” In New FDIC Merger Review Proposal
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on Thursday proposed changes to its merger review practices. Jesse Van Tol, President and CEO of NCRC, released the following statement: “The FDIC’s proposal is a huge step forward. In particular, it recognizes that the regulators obligation is to assess public benefit in a forward-looking way, not just rely
NCRC Statement: Capital One Merger Filing Is A Polite Way Of Saying ‘Please Let Us Exploit More Desperate Americans’
Capital One’s merger filing is an attempt to expand a business model that intentionally harms the most vulnerable Americans.
Groups Demand Open, Transparent Process for Capital One-Discover Merger Review
Regulators should block Capital One’s merger — and the process by which they evaluate the deal needs to include community voices.
Loss Of Medicaid Coverage Disproportionately Impacted People Of Color
A process known as “Medicaid unwinding” is dumping tens of millions of low-income households off a key anti-poverty program, usually without solid evidence.
NCRC Awarded Largest HUD Housing Counseling Training And Services Grant
NCRC was awarded $578,416.92.
Joint Statement in Support of CFPB 1033 RulemakingÂ
Consumers’ ability to share their data held at their banks has become necessary to access many financial services. NCRC’s Just Economy Pledge includes a commitment to ensure that individuals own their personal data, control who has access to it, and are treated fairly by anyone who does.[1] The scope of consumers’ rights regarding the sharing of
Gender Differences In Unemployment Trends: Race, Jobs And The Economy Update For February 2024
Better understand the February jobs report with this special Women’s History Month edition of NCRC’s Race, Jobs and the Economy series.
Next Generation Of Community Development Leaders: Join NCRC For The Emerging Leaders Reception At The 2024 Just Economy Conference
NCRC’s Emerging Leaders Reception* is a networking event for young professionals from across the country pursuing a career in the community development field.Â
Regulators Should Block Capital One-Discover Merger, Advocacy Groups Write In Joint Letter
Here’s why regulators should block the Capital One-Discover merger.
NCRC’s Letter to The Appraisal Subcommittee About Potential Solutions to Appraisal Bias in Response to February 13, 2024 Hearing
(Download) March 4, 2024 Jim Park Executive Director Appraisal Subcommittee 1325 G Street Suite 500, NW Washington, DC 20005 appraisalbiashearing@asc.gov Dear Executive Director Park: The National Community Reinvestment Coalition appreciates the opportunity to submit written comments to the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s Appraisal Subcommittee. We thank The Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination
NCRC Announces 3 Winners in #JustEconomy Spirit Contest
Winners receive a ticket to the 2024 Just Economy Conference in Washington, DC, April 3-4, as well as a two-night stay at the Washington HIlton. Congratulations to Carmen Velez, a Housing Counselor at Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida in Miami; Joseph Williams, Managing Director at The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven in Connecticut; and
NCRC’s Comment on Second Illinois CRA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(Download) March 4, 2024 VIA ELECTRONIC FILING Mr. Craig Cellini Rules Coordinator Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) 329 West Washington, 3rd Floor Springfield, IL 62789 Via Email:Â Craig.Cellini@Illinois.gov RE: Comment on the Notice of Proposed Rules (NPR) regarding the Banking Community Reinvestment Rule (38 IAC 345), Mortgage Lenders Community Reinvestment Rule (38 IAC
National Community Reinvestment Coalition’s Community Development Fund A Finalist in Truist Foundation’s 2024 Inspire Awards
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition’s Community Development Fund (NCRC CDF) was chosen as one of seven finalist’s in Truist Foundation’s 2024 Inspire Awards. The Inspire Awards, founded in 2022 in response to the impact of COVID-19 on small businesses, look to celebrate technological solutions that improve small business sustainability. NCRC CDF submitted its new technology,
The Racial Wealth Divide And Black Homeownership: New Data Show Small Gains, Deep Fragility
Black homeowners are making significant wealth gains — but the racial wealth divide isn’t narrowing, and data suggest the limited progress is fragile.
Cash, Culture And Care: Navigating Dementia In An Indian American Family
Igniting conversations about issues surrounding dementia care – from cultural sensitivities and the caregiver’s burden to unsustainable financial costs and systemic inadequacies in elder care.
NCRC And WSECU: Pioneering Collaborative Efforts For Community-Centric Financial Branches
With bank branches closing at rapid rates in recent years, siting decisions for new branch locations make a big difference to communities. Here’s how to identify the right place to build.
Video: Redlining the Reservation
Online Event Archive Recorded: February 20, 2024 Citizens on tribal lands live starkly different lives from Americans living in other areas, with limited quality-of-life necessities like electricity, fresh water, sanitation and heating and cooling systems for housing. Learn how tribal areas have been cut out of the financial system, and what can be done about
Join NCRC’s #JustEconomy Spirit Contest and Win Exclusive Conference Access!
From February 20-29, post a memorable story from a past Just Economy Conference or a photo of Just Economy or NCRC logo merchandise* (aka swag) on social media with the hashtag #JustEconomy, and it could result in free Just Economy Conference tickets. The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) launched a social media spirit contest to
NCRC Opposes Capital One-Discover Merger
Capital One’s purchase of Discover poses massive antitrust concerns.
The Banking Lobby’s Cynical And Hollow Challenge To The Community Reinvestment Act Rule
A legal analysis of the new CRA lawsuit from bank lobbyists.
An Initial Overview of Racial Economic Equity Commitments By Banks
Bank mortgage lending commitments had no substantial impact on national lending disparities from 2020-2022.
Time Magazine Recognizes NCRC’s Dedrick Asante-Muhammad Among First Annual “Closers” List Of Leaders On Inequality
Time Magazine has named Dedrick Asante-Muhammad to its first annual “The Closers” list of the nation’s leading thinkers and activists tackling issues of racial economic inequality. Asante-Muhammad, who serves as Vice President for Racial Economic Equity and Research at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), has for decades produced leading-edge research and policy analysis on