Press Releases

NCRC Files a Discrimination Complaint Against Standard & Poor’s Seeking to Obtain Relief for Consumers Harmed by the Credit Rating Agency’s Allegedly Negligent Behavior.

NCRC President and CEO John Taylor will testify on behalf of NCRC tomorrow afternoon before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services regarding the use of Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.  Click Here to Read the Testimony

 In a recent interview with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta on the future of the housing market, NCRC Chief Operating Officer Jim Carr responded to questions about which housing policies would best meet the challenges presented by the foreclosure crisis. Read the full article here.  

At events in more than 30 cities across the country, community organizations are coming together with NCRC and USAction to call on local leaders and Congress to enact solutions to the economic crisis. These solutions focus on foreclosure prevention efforts and on stabilizing neighborhoods that have been disproportionately affected by the foreclosure collapse. › Click

John Taylor, president and CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, and Stan Liebowitz, professor of economics at the University of Texas at Dallas, discuss the causes of the financial crisis on NPR’s  "Searching For Answers To Wall Street’s Debacle".

NCRC is seeking affiliates nationally that are dedicated housing counseling agencies to provide expanded foreclosure prevention counseling to delinquent borrowers throughout the United States.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 Contact:  Jesse Van Tol (202) 464-2709 February 13, 2008                                                   jvantol@ncrc.org NCRC PRESIDENT & CEO TESTIFIES BEFORE HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE Taylor Says Improved Coverage and Enforcement of the Community Reinvestment Act Could Have Protected Homeowners from Forelosure Crisis   John

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