Bloomberg: The Debate on ‘Systemic Racism’ and Why It Matters
An explanation of what, how and why systemic racism exists. NCRC’s 2018 redlining report was cited as a reference.
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Links to media coverage of NCRC.
To request an interview with NCRC experts, send a note to: media@ncrc.org.
WFAA: Minority groups organizing in Dallas to open dialogue with banks, increase lending
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition, or NCRC, has successfully organized communities across the country and is now focusing on Dallas. It provides data, experience and guidance in how to take advantage of the CRA and encourage banks to lend more money in underserved communities.
AP News: Fifth Third Bank Announces $2.8 Billion Investment to Accelerate Racial Equity, Equality and Inclusion
n 2018, the Bank invested in a fund with the National Community Reinvestment Coalition for home ownership and rehabilitation in urban communities.
The Detroit News: Sandra Pierce: Investing in the community is top priority
The initiative, which includes $4 billion more than Huntington’s previous community plan, was hailed by state government officials as well as the National Community Reinvestment Coalition.
Generocity: This is Philadelphia’s largest, newest coalition combating poverty
A report from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition shows that over the decade-plus between 2000 and 2013, gentrification caused the Black population to decline in 16 census tracts across Philadelphia.
PA News: Port Arthur’s Ike Mills advocates for Justice for Black Farmers Act
Mills said he met with Warren at a National Community Reinvestment Coalition Conference in Washington, D.C., approximately three years ago as part of discussions regarding the Community Reinvestment Act affecting Black communities, farmers and ranchers.
Go Erie: In block after block of city neighborhoods in Erie, there’s not a bank to be found
A study by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, known as NCRC, found that the United States lost about 6,000 of its 95,000 bank branches between 2016 and 2018.
The News & Observer: Residents of NC’s redlined neighborhoods have higher COVID-19 risk, study shows
People living in Durham neighborhoods that were racially redlined in the early to mid 1900s have a higher COVID-19 risk than people in neighborhoods that weren’t discriminated against, according to a study by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition.
Street Sense Media: Rent control omnibus legislation gets hearing with sharp divide between tenant advocates and housing providers
Last year, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition released a study that showed the effects of gentrification in the District: more than 20,000 Black residents were pushed out of the city from 2000-2013 as a result of displacement, and D.C. had the highest percentage of gentrification of the cities analyzed.
Reuters: Exclusive: U.S. watchdogs train sights on lender misconduct in pandemic aid program
A study this month by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, a Washington-based non-profit, also found that Black women and Hispanic men posing as interested PPP borrowers at 47 lenders “were treated less favorably” compared with their White counterparts, despite having stronger finances.
Buffalo News: How KeyBank’s deal for First Niagara stacks up – five years later
As Key moved toward acquiring First Niagara, Key announced a five-year, $16.5 billion community benefits plan, developed with the National Community Reinvestment Coalition.
WFAA: ‘They underestimate what we can do’: WFAA finds banks exclude Blacks, Hispanics in Southern Dallas from access to loans
A group called the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) has tallied all the bank branches in Dallas County. Above I-30, there are 474. Southern Dallas has 58.
The Washington Post: Black businesses are fighting for their lives. We can’t afford to lose them.
In two separate tests, the nonprofit National Community Reinvestment Coalition found that Black people seeking small-business loans under coronavirus relief programs were treated less favorably than Whites — even when they had stronger financial profiles.
NPR: In U.S. Cities, The Health Effects Of Past Housing Discrimination Are Plain To See
Researchers from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, the University of Richmond and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee analyzed historic redlining maps from 142 urban areas across the U.S. — these maps, created in the 1930s, classified Black and immigrant communities as risky places to make home loans.
StreetSenseMedia: Global coronavirus pandemic could help the homeless or hurt them more
The District of Columbia has not seen an emergency on this scale since the 1918 influenza pandemic, which killed about 3,000 people in the region. Over 100 years later, Washington, D.C., is one of the most gentrified cities in the U.S., according to a study by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. The nation’s capital also has the highest rate of homelessness.
