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Bitcoinist, November 14, 2025, Sony Bank’s Crypto Push Sparks Fierce Opposition From US Banking Group ICBA’s main point is that a trust charter could let a large corporate owner offer a product that looks like a deposit but lacks deposit insurance and typical bank obligations. They called this a form of regulatory arbitrage and warned

Investopedia, January 3, 2026, What Is Redlining? Definition, Legality, and Effects The destructive legacy of redlining has been more than economic. A 2020 study by researchers at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, the University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee, and the University of Richmond found that “the history of redlining, segregation, and disinvestment not only reduced minority wealth,

ABA Banking Journal, January 5, 2026, Nonprofit organizations sue CFPB over alleged attempts to defund itself Nonprofit organizations Rise Economy, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, and Woodstock Institute (collectively, Plaintiffs) sued CFPB, alleging an unlawful effort to defund the agency.

VitalLaw, November 13, 2025, FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY—BPI and NCRC urge OCC to reject Sony Bank’s Connectia Trust charter application Industry groups assert Connectia Trust’s stablecoin and digital-asset proposal lacks fiduciary grounding, raises commercial affiliation concerns, and could disadvantage banks. The Bank Policy Institute (BPI) and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) submitted comment letters urging the Office of the Comptroller

AInvest, January 5, 2026, Coinbase’s Regulatory Battle: The Reputational Risk Rule as a Structural Crossroads Coinbase is executing a multi-pronged offensive to secure its long-term position in the U.S. financial system. Its most direct challenge to the status quo is a bid for a national trust bank charter, a move that would grant it direct

The New York Times, January 14, 2026, As Trump Pushes Housing Affordability, His Mortgage Chief Undermines It “There have been pretty large cuts, and in some cases the elimination of whole teams of the people related to fair lending, emerging markets and some of the more mission-related work streams,” said Jesse Van Tol, chief executive

Banking Dive, November 13, 2025, Dive Deposits: CFPB cries poor but tweaks fair lending, data collection Jesse Van Tol, CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, called the proposal ”an outright assault on civil rights in lending.” “By gutting disparate impact analysis and banning race- or gender-based Special Purpose Credit Programs, this rule will effectively invite

Bank Rate, January 14, 2026, Complaints of housing discrimination are rising. But no one’s there to listen “In this particular moment, the federal government is not keeping a watchful eye over the various forms of housing discrimination and lending discrimination that can occur,” says Jesse Van Tol, president and CEO of the National Community Reinvestment

American Banker, November 12, 2025, CFPB to gut indirect discrimination in civil rights rule Jesse Van Tol, president and CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, called the plan “an outright assault on civil rights in lending.” “By gutting disparate impact analysis and banning race- or gender-based Special Purpose Credit Programs, this rule will effectively

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, January 19, 2026, State of the Dream 2026: From Regression to Signs of a Black Recession State of the Dream 2026: From Regression to Signs of a Black Recession is the product of a collaborative effort drawing on the expertise of Joint Center staff, fellows, and trusted external partners.

BBC, January 16, 2026, Trump to unveil home buying plan involving retirement funds Jason Richardson, senior research director for the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, said that proposal and this latest plan, “sound good but don’t actually address the core affordability and supply problems in housing”.

Moms Clean Air Force, January 19, 2026, Environmental Justice Legend Vernice Miller-Travis Is Inspired by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Daily Today, We ACT is going strong, delivering on its mission to include, inform, and enable communities of color about the policies and health impacts where they live. Sharing her full expertise from civil

Reuters, November 12, 2025, US consumer finance watchdog proposes ending civil rights-era anti-discrimination requirements If federal authorities cease to enforce disparate-impact requirements, preventing discrimination in large sectors of the economy will become much harder, consumer advocates say. “This proposal is an outright assault on civil rights in lending,” Jesse Van Tol, CEO of the National

The Seattle Times, January 18, 2026, As Trump Pushes Housing Affordability, His Mortgage Chief Undermines It “There have been pretty large cuts, and in some cases the elimination of whole teams of the people related to fair lending, emerging markets and some of the more mission-related work streams,” said Jesse Van Tol, CEO of the

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, January 20, 2026, Joint Center Releases State of the Dream 2026 Report on Black Economic Regression in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday This reportis the product of a collaborative effort drawing on the expertise of Joint Center staff, fellows, and external partners, including United for a Fair Economy, the Center