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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

Nonprofit Quarterly, November 7, 2025, CDFI Movement Responds to Latest Trump Threat One further effect may be more subtle: A more constrained federal policy environment could make CDFIs more dependent on banking allies whose values may not always be fully aligned with their values. According to Next City,  at the OFN conference held in Washington,

The Washington Informer, January 21, 2026, Black Unemployment Reaches 7.5% Nationwide as New Report Warns D.C. Faces Sharpening Risks Released this week by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, “State of the Dream 2026: From Regression to Signs of a Black Recession” examines how 2025 marked a year of economic reversal for Black America, driven by

The Progressive Magazine, January 27, 2026, Save This Law That Helps Add Affordable Housing During my thirty-year career as a senior policy analyst at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, an association of 700 community organizations, I have witnessed relatively few moments when the national dialogue has fixated as it has now on housing affordability. 

Wisconsin Public Radio, November 6, 2025, 1977 law that effectively ended redlining is overdue for updates, new book author argues Silver, who worked for The National Community Reinvestment Coalition for more than 30 years, said the law provides an accountability mechanism and has increased lending in traditionally underserved, formally redlined communities.  But he added the

John Kennedy, January 29, 2026, Kennedy, Kim reintroduce bill to close “shadow banking” loophole and ensure a fair banking system Americans for Financial Reform, the Bank Policy Institute, the Center for Responsible Lending, the Consumer Federation of America, America’s Credit Unions, Independent Community Bankers of America, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, the National Consumer Law Center,