Washington DC– On Tuesday, January 30th, interim Director Mick Mulvaney placed the Office of Fair Lending and Equal Opportunity under his direct control and stripped it of enforcement power. John Taylor, President and CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, made the following statement. “The CFPB’s organization chart is the agency’s business, but enforcing consumer […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, a leaked version of a housing finance proposal from U.S. Senators Bob Corker (TN) and Mark Warner (VA) emerged that would severely harm America’s housing market. Today, several civil rights and affordable housing groups issued a statement on the proposal’s negative impact on access, affordability, and market stability. The Center […]
Court rules in favor of consumer protection and finds the CFPB’s independent structure constitutional.
This bill reforms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but abolishes their affordable housing goals. This should be a dealbreaker for any fair-minded Senator.
Washington DC- John Taylor, President and CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, responds to the continuing resolution reopening the United States government on Monday, January 22nd. “Congress made an important stand last Friday but backed down too quickly. Democrats are running a high stake and risky gamble based on the assumption that the House of Representatives and […]
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced this week it is suspending the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule until 2020. The AFFH rule was passed in 2015 to provide jurisdictions with a long overdue roadmap and measurement tools to comply with the landmark Fair Housing Act (FHA).
NCRC’s interest here is to have a robust mortgage securitization system that insures all credit-worthy people have access to quality mortgages. Set them free to do what they have done well for millions of people over decades: help working-class Americans move from being renters to home owners.
A new report, produced in collaboration with NCRC, examined mortgages in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods in California. Many went to wealthy borrowers.
Jesse Van Tol, Chief Operating Officer of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition spoke today alongside Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and consumer rights leaders at a press conference and demonstration outside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s headquarters.
Senate Banking Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) released the text of bipartisan “Economic Growth” legislation, which rolls back valuable fair lending requirements and protections from the dangerous banking practices that led to the 2008 financial crisis.
“This legislation will grow economic inequality rather than our economy, as its name suggests” said John Taylor, President and CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. “In the midst of several financial scandals, politicians on both sides of the aisle have again proven that their allegiances to Wall Street far surpass their promises to Main Street.”