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February 18, 2026, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Pressley Unveils Legislation To Mandate Disclosures To Hold Big Banks Accountable, Demands Sec require Reports In Interest of Investors The GSIB Act is endorsed by Americans for Financial Reform, Public Citizen, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Rise Economy, Fair Finance Watch, and Action Center on Race and the Economy. “The

Coincu, February 18, 2026, Bridge wins conditional OCC nod to form national trust bank Risks, conditions, and critiques from ICBA, BPI, and NCRC What conditions and next steps remain before final OCC approval? Conditional approval to organize precedes any authority to commence business. Final approval will depend on Bridge satisfying OCC?set conditions on governance, risk, compliance, capital,

PYMNTS, February 17, 2026, Stripe-Owned Bridge Clears OCC Hurdle for Federal Bank Charter PYMNTS reported in November that the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), the Bank Policy Institute (BPI), the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) and Fair Finance Watch (FFW) submitted letters to the OCC opposing Bridge’s application for a national trust bank charter.

The Spokesman-Review, February 13, 2026, 27 new branches in 5 years: How a credit union made by teachers went from a shoebox full of cash deposits to a multibillion-dollar business, third largest credit union in state While STCU has seen an intense period of growth in the last few years, many smaller banks and credit

The Wake Weekly, February 16, 2026, Former Apex Town Manager Katy Crosby returns to Wake County to lead Zebulon Most recently, she served as Chief of Community Engagement and Institutional Accountability at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. Her work included leading multi-state coalitions and supporting partnerships aimed at strengthening investment in communities. Crosby said she

The Real Deal, February 10, 2026, FHFA scraps Biden-era fair housing oversight for Fannie and Freddie Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada joined a chorus of objections during the public comment period, alongside the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition.  Industry groups took the opposite view. Trade organizations representing mortgage

Gadget Review, February 9, 2026, Over 60? The Financial Bank Interface Settings You Should Never Ignore Account alerts deliver instant text or email notifications for every withdrawal, charge, new device login, or contact change. Think of them as your money’s security system—the moment something moves, you know about it. The National Community Reinvestment Coalition recommends notifications for:

Bloomberg Law, November 25, Senate Moves to Restore Trump-Targeted Community Lending Fund “The real test is whether the money actually gets out the door and reaches urban, rural, and Native communities in 2026,” Jesse Van Tol, the president and CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, said in a statement to Bloomberg Law. “We have

PYMNTS, November 24, 2025, Bank Policy Institute Leads Opposition to Stripe Banking Charter The OCC’s page of public comments on the application includes letters from the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), the Bank Policy Institute (BPI), the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) and Fair Finance Watch (FFW). Each organization said in its letter that it opposes Bridge’s application to organize Bridge National Trust Bank.

Book Post, November 30, 2025, Meet Our Winter 2025–26 Partner Bookstore! Baldwin & Co An Essence story on Baldwin & Co observed that a report from The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) had recently found New Orleans to be “gentrifying at an abnormally rapid rate” compared to other cities in its Gentrification and Disinvestment 2020 report. Baldwin & Co’s Marigny neighborhood

Wolters Kluwer, December 9, 2025, NCRC opposes Crypto.com’s ‘National Trust Charter’ application The National Community Reinvestment Council (NCRC) has submitted a comment letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency expressing its strong opposition to a National Trust Charter application submitted by Crypto.com under the name Foris DAX National Trust Bank. According to the NCRC, granting a

Payments Dive, November 24, 2025, Stripe faces bank charter pushback The National Community Reinvestment Coalition also said in the letterthat the charter would give Stripe legitimacy that it does not deserve, pointing to the fintech’s history of legal trouble. Stripe, which acquired a stablecoin infrastructure company called Bridge earlier this year, proposes to name the bank Bridge National

Memesita, December 27, 2026, New Harlem Museum to Spotlight Northern Civil Rights History This isn’t merely academic history. The legacy of Northern segregation continues to manifest in wealth gaps, housing segregation, and disproportionate rates of incarceration. A 2023 report by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition found that despite decades of fair housing laws, lending discrimination

Community Newspaper Group, November 19, 2025, Big housing info comes in small crate  A museum display states: “People of color, [of] Jew[ish descent], and immigrants were deemed ‘undesirable,’ reducing property values and limiting opportunities.” “Redlining” is the term for denying borrowers access to credit, or good credit, based on the location of properties in minority

American Banker, December 19, 2026, Mercantile gets green light to buy Eastern Michigan The National Community Reinvestment Coalition and Rise Economy announced a $2.5 billion addendum to Columbia Bank’s community benefits agreement following its acquisition of Pacific Premier Bank. This expansion significantly boosts the bank’s commitments across California.