Testimony & Regulatory Comments

(Download) April 22, 2022 Ms. Ann E. Misback Secretary Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20551 Submitted electronically to regs.comments@federalreserve.gov Re:       Docket No. OP-1765: Supplemental Notice and Request on Guidelines for Evaluating Account and Services Requests. Dear Secretary Misback: The Center for Responsible Lending, National Community Reinvestment …

NCRC, Partner Groups Submit Letter to Federal Reserve on Requiring Deposit Insurance and Supervision For All Financial Institutions That Receive Master Accounts Read More »

(Download) March 11, 2022 The Honorable Rohit Chopra Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street NW Washington, DC 20552 Via email  RE:     CFPB Tools for Ensuring That Creditors Do Not Rely on Discriminatory Models Dear Director Chopra: On behalf of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Upturn, and Zest AI, we write to urge the Consumer …

CFPB Should Encourage Lenders to Look for Less Discriminatory Models Read More »

(Download) March 25th, 2022 Director Rohit Chopra Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 “G” St. NW Washington, DC 20552 Regarding Docket CFPB-2022-0002: Notice and Request for Comment Regarding the CFPB’s Inquiry into Buy-Now-Pay-Later Honorable Director Chopra: Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the Bureau’s request for comments on buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) products. NCRC is a …

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(Download) March 24, 2022 The Honorable Charles Schumer Majority Leader United States Senate 322 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Re: Confirmation of Dave Uejio as Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Department of Housing and Urban Development Dear Senator Schumer: On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we write to express our …

NCRC Letter Urging Senate To Vote On Delayed David Uejio Nomination Read More »

(Download) February 4, 2022 RE: NCRC Comment Letter on Figure Bank’s Charter Application To Whom it May Concern: The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) and 36 community organizations co-signing this letter maintain that Figure Bank’s application for a charter has not demonstrated a significant commitment to meeting the convenience and needs of the community to …

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(Download) Senator Sherrod Brown Chairman U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 534 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Chairman Brown, The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) and the undersigned organizations would like to express strong support for the nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin to serve as Vice-Chair of Supervision for …

NCRC Letter in Support Of Federal Reserve Nominees Read More »

(Download) January 21, 2022 RE: Request for Public Comment, HMDA Assessment, Docket No. CFPB-2021-0018 To Whom It May Concern: The 54 undersigned organizations extol the value of the new and enhanced Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) variables added by the 2015 final rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The Dodd-Frank Wall Street …

Group letter on CFPB’s RFI on HMDA Read More »

(Download) January 20, 2022 Robert E. Feldman Executive Secretary Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 1776 “F” Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Dear Members of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) and its undersigned member organizations express their support for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) action to …

NCRC Expresses its Support for Greater Scrutiny of Bank Merger Applications; All Mergers Must Lead to Clear and Verifiable Benefits to the Public Read More »

(Download full comment) Introduction January 4, 2022 RE: Docket No. CFPB-2021-0015, Section 1071 Small Business Lending Data Collection To Whom it May Concern: The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) appreciates this opportunity to comment on the proposed rule for reporting and disseminating small business loan data required by Section 1071 of the Dodd Frank Wall …

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