NCRC: Regulators Should Reject Circle’s Application For “The Most Dangerous Banking Charter Of The Century”
Bank charters for stablecoin firms are a bad idea broadly, and Circle’s application is an especially egregious case.
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Civil Rights, Business and Economic Justice Advocates Sue Trump-Vance Administration For Rollback of Anti-Discrimination Lending Rule
Advocates are suing the Trump administration for refusing to enforce anti-discrimination laws supported by CFPB Section 1071 small business lending data.
NCRC Statement on Joint FDIC, OCC and Federal Reserve Announcement of New Community Reinvestment Act Rulemaking
A new CRA rulemaking process casts aside years of careful work that produced a compromise on modernizing the Community Reinvestment Act.
NCRC To Host In-Person Housing Counseling Training In September
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition’s (NCRC) National Training Academy (NTA) will host a dynamic 3-day in-person housing counseling training in Washington, DC, September 3-5, 2025. The course series is designed to strengthen the skills, strategies and resilience of housing counselors at every stage of their careers. Each participant will choose from three specialized tracks: Track
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NCRC, NJCA Urge Passage Of State CRA Legislation In New Jersey
New Jersey lawmakers will now consider a robust state CRA package that would fill gaps in the federal Community Reinvestment Act’s oversight of banks.
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NCRC CDF To Host Get Funded: Financial Readiness & Capital Access
Join NCRC’s Community Development Fund team (NCRC CDF) for the two-day virtual event, Get Funded: Financial Readiness & Capital Access, August 6-7, 2025. The event is designed to equip entrepreneurs with tools and guidance to become funding-ready, including the opportunity to hear directly from the contestants of our Get Funded: Pitch Competition. Day One will
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NCRC Announces Housing Counseling Network Open Enrollment Extension
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) will extend the open enrollment period for its Housing Counseling Network (HCN) application to August 31, 2025.
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NCRC And Old National Bancorp Announce Addendum to Increase Community Growth Plan to $11.1 Billion
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition and Old National Bancorp announced a $1.6 billion addendum to Old National’s multi-year Community Growth Plan.
Call for 2026 Just Economy Conference Session Ideas
Add your voice and expertise to the 2026 Just Economy Conference. The conference takes place April 13-14 in Washington, DC, and will be followed by NCRC’s member-only Hill Day on April 15. This is the national event for community, business, foundation, policy and government leaders who want a nation that not only promises but delivers
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NCRC Announces Housing Counseling Network Open Enrollment Period
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) opened the enrollment period for its Housing Counseling Network (HCN) today. Established in 2008, HCN provides operational oversight and technical assistance for US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved housing counseling agencies. HCN offers its agency members the opportunity for industry networking and shared learning opportunities. NCRC
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NCRC Announces Extension For Housing Counseling Services Grant Applications
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) announced today it is extending the application period for its new Housing Counseling Services (HCS) grant program to May 30, 2025, for new select geographies. The HCS program, a part of the well-established, multi-year Field Empowerment Fund (FEF), was launched in February through a partnership with KeyBank. The current
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NCRC Opposes Repeal Of Sensible, Sound Bank Merger Rules
Proposed bank mergers should welcome public scrutiny, instead of demanding special treatment.
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Van Tol: Trump Administration’s Small Business Loan Data Blackout Abandons Rule of Law
Lawlessness by Trump administration leaders must be thwarted, from the radicals now destroying the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or anyone else.
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Capital One-Discover Federal Approval Leaves State AGs as Last Line of Defense
After federal regulators voted Friday to allow Capital One to buy Discover, NCRC President and CEO Jesse Van Tol released the following statement: “The feds got this one wrong – so it falls to state Attorneys General to intervene against the harmful, anticompetitive Capital One-Discover merger.”
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NCRC Statement on Attempted CFPB Mass Firings
“The Constitution couldn’t be clearer on this stuff — And they are defying it anyway.”
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