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The March 9 deadline is fast approaching for members of the public to submit comments to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) regarding proposed changes to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations.
Opportunity Finance Network: Weigh in on the Future of the Community Reinvestment Act Read More »
Affordable for whom? It is not just a question from communities within the footprint of every proposed rezoning in New York City. It is a question that is being asked across the nation.
City Limits: This Year, Running for President Means Talking About the Housing Crisis Read More »
California’s lawmakers once again failed to allow more housing in the state. They’re afraid to accept the single-family home is outdated.
The New York Times: Let’s Quit Fetishizing the Single-Family Home Read More »
The mistakes do not appear intentional, but they raise questions about whether there will ever be a completely precise accounting.
The New York Times: Iowa Caucus Results Riddled With Errors and Inconsistencies Read More »
Every first-time parent in the city will soon be eligible to receive as many as six home visits from professionals.
Juul targeted Native American tribes when trying to sell their e-cigarette products, according to a report released by Congressional investigators Wednesday.
Trump Administration’s revamp of Community Reinvestment Act’s rules would harm neighborhoods and investment in New Jersey
Waters accused Otting of dismissing Democrats’ concerns over a plan that could reshape lending decisions worth hundreds of billions of dollars.
Politico: ‘You will work with no one’: Waters slams Otting over anti-redlining law Read More »
“We have a lot of tribal members that live here in Portland, that have lived here for generations and we are able to provide housing for some of them,” Delores Pigsley, chair of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians said during a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Activists say a five-year rent freeze is merely a good start. Who’s up for expropriating some private property?
Bloomberg Businessweek: No City Hates Its Landlords Like Berlin Does Read More »
One of the icons of the civil rights movement, the legacy of Rosa Parks has lived on for generations as a sign of strength and courage amid hostile discrimination.
There are numerous other problematic changes in the nearly 240-page proposal. I urge you to join me in calling on the administration to shelve the current proposal and reopen the dialogue with community representatives.
When Elon Musk secured $1.3 billion from Nevada in 2014 to open a gigantic battery plant, Jeff Bezos noticed. In meetings, the Amazon.com Inc. chief expressed envy for how Musk had pitted five Western states against one another in a bidding war for thousands of manufacturing jobs; he wondered why Amazon was okay with accepting comparatively trifling incentives.
Bloomberg: Behind Amazon’s HQ2 Fiasco: Jeff Bezos Was Jealous of Elon Musk Read More »
For many young Americans struggling with student-loan payments, higher rent costs and relatively stagnant salaries, saving a fifth of a home’s value to get a mortgage simply isn’t on the radar.
“I am concerned that several of the proposed changes will weaken core protections in the Volcker rule and enable banking firms again to engage in high-risk activities related to covered funds,” Governor Lael Brainard said.
