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The affordable home inventory shortage is a high priority issue for communities, builders, realtors and almost everyone involved in the housing industry, and yet we have not found a way to comprehensively address the problem. There are local, state and federal aspects that need to be addressed. There is a growing need to work between, …

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The sixth Age-Friendly Banking convening brings together leaders and changemakers in financial institutions, community-based organizations, aging networks, financial regulators, law regulators and public health leaders to reflect on progress and develop new strategies for moving financial institutions to improve the financial well-being of low- and moderate-income  older adults.  MODERATOR: Nan Gibson, Executive Director of Public …

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Jose Antonio Vargas is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Emmy-nominated filmmaker, and a leading voice for the human rights of immigrants. He is the founder of Define American, the nation’s leading non-profit media and culture organization that fights injustice and anti-immigrant hate through the power of storytelling. His memoir, Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen, …

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Presentation at the 2018 Just Economy Conference. by Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc. Session Title: Can we Preserve Affordable Housing in Gentrifying Neighborhoods ? Fintechs and the big banks are redefining the “small dollar” loan in an effort to reach unbanked and underbanked communities. Advocates must understand these products and understand how they compare to “small …

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Presentation at the 2018 Just Economy Conference. Session Title: The Wealth Gap: Race, Gender and Intergenerational Disparities in your Community The importance of HMDA data for detecting discrimination has become a nationwide debate in 2018. Comprehensive data on home and small business lending by race, gender, income and revenue size of business are necessary to determine …

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Presentation at the 2018 Just Economy Conference. Session Title: The Power of Public Data on Lending The importance of HMDA data for detecting discrimination has become a nationwide debate in 2018. Comprehensive data on home and small business lending by race, gender, income and revenue size of business are necessary to determine whether banks are making …

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Presentation at the 2018 Just Economy Conference. Session Title: Strategies to Fund and Implement Workforce Development Access to credit and capital begins with a “good job”. A good job brings affordable homeownership within reach for the working class. Currently, 6.2 million jobs go unfilled every day because employers cannot find the trained employees they need. Building …

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Presentation at the 2018 Just Economy Conference. Session Title: Resiliency and Rebuilding: The Role of Financial Institutions and the Community Reinvestment Act in Long-Term Recovery In 2017, the U.S. was hit hard by natural disasters – from hurricanes in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to fires devastating California, Oregon and Montana. Let’s …

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Presentation at the 2018 Just Economy Conference. Session Title: New Headwinds to Homeownership: Policies to Support the American Dream Homeownership is at the heart of the American Dream and has historically been seen as one of the greatest opportunities to build wealth for working-class families and individuals. Will proposed changes to the current tax code destabilize …

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Presentation at the 2018 Just Economy Conference. Session Title: Is the Community Reinvestment Act Being Equitably Implemented in Rural Communities? Historically, advocates of the  Community Reinvestment Act have prioritized their obligation to serve urban cities and left rural areas vulnerable to banking deserts, lending gaps and an inability to fund development. Hear from NCRC’s member organizations pioneering …

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Presentation at the 2018 Just Economy Conference. Session Title: Community Development Finance Institutions & Justice: Meeting the Challenge of Success In 1973 the first CDFI, South Shore Bank, issued a rallying cry, “Let’s Change the World.” In 45 years, the industry grew from a quiet social justice movement to a $130 billion dollar industry aligning capital …

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