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House Republicans’ doomed attempt to repeal section 1071 small business lending data rules is a pointless performance for their bank industry donors.
Registration for the 2024 Just Economy Conference is now open! We are so excited to invite you to join us in person from April 2-4 in Washington, DC! The Just Economy Conference is the leading national conference for economic and social justice. Don’t miss your chance to join activists, elected officials, policymakers, community leaders, civil …
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The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) and First Citizens Bank today announced an amendment to their previous community benefits agreement, extending the bank’s longstanding community support to Northern California and Massachusetts following its March acquisition of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). The additional commitment, which recognizes pre-existing Silicon Valley Bank relationships, establishes a new $6.5 billion …
A rich new federal report assessing the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) system will help the public and policymakers achieve effective reforms to improve the FHLBs’ future performance, community advocates said Wednesday. “Government support is crucial in closing the racial homeownership divide, but the dollars deployed through the FHLB system are too often captured on …
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In response to the release Tuesday of final interagency regulations overhauling implementation of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) for the first time in 28 years, National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) President and CEO Jesse Van Tol released the following statement: “This update is both long overdue and essential. Marginalized communities still suffer from a variety of …
Sens. Manchin, Sinema, Tester, Hickenlooper and King voted against their constituents’ best interests on Wednesday.
Appraisal bias and other forms of racial discrimination can only be addressed when there is clear, consistent and thorough data to work from.
The Biden-Harris effort to protect consumers from junk fees is also good for legitimate businesses.
“Of course discrimination is unfair. Kindergarteners understand that. Someday the courts will too.” — Jesse Van Tol, NCRC President & CEO
Dickerson is Executive Director of the Birmingham Business Resource Center (BBRC), which he founded in 1996.
Crosby served as NCRC Board Chairperson from 2021 through 2023, while working as Town Manager for Apex, North Carolina.
Add your voice and expertise to the 2024 Just Economy Conference. The conference takes place April 3-4 in Washington, DC, and is preceded by NCRC’s member-only Hill Day on April 2. This is the national event for community, business, foundation, policy and government leaders who want a nation that not only promises but delivers opportunities …
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Minority-owned businesses and Black-owned businesses inquiring about small business loans faced racial discrimination in NCRC’s latest mystery-shopper test.
“STILL A DREAM: Over 500 Years to Black Economic Equality” Sixty years after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a new report lays bare the harsh reality of black economic inequality today in America. It reveals the sobering projection …
“The allegations in this new lawsuit…make me wonder: What else is KeyBank hiding?”
