Policy Watch | June 2013
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NCRC Member Story: Northwest Side Housing Center’s Commitment to Older Adults
Membership Newsletter January 2013 | NCRC Member Story: Northwest Side Housing Center’s Commitment to Older Adults The Northwest Side Housing Center (NSSHC) has been organizing at the Montclare Residences since 2008. In 2010, the NWSHC helped form the Montclare Steering Committee, a group of older adult residents who come together and meet monthly around issues
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NCRC Member Spotlight: Frayser CDC is Working to Revitalize a Key Neighborhood in Memphis
Membership Newsletter January 2013 | NCRC Member Spotlight: Frayser CDC is Working to Revitalize a Key Neighborhood in Memphis Frayser Community Development Corporation is a new NCRC member based in the predominantly low-income Frayser neighborhood of Memphis, TN, which is home to about 40,000 people. Frayser CDC has been led for the past ten years
RW-Winter 2012 | Data Drives the Movement for Economic Justice
How NCRC’s Pro Bono Data Analysis Service Can Empower Your Organization An NCRC motto is “Data drives the movement for economic justice.” Analysis of publicly available data is necessary in order to determine if a particular bank(s) is engaged in a pattern and practice of abusive or discriminatory lending or if the bank(s) is lending
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RW-Winter 2012 | Improving CRA to Increase Responsible Lending and Investing in Neighborhoods
NCRC has been working persistently to enhance the implementation of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). In 2010 when the federal banking agencies held hearings on improving CRA, NCRC and several of our member organizations testified and asserted that bolstering CRA was needed to increase responsible lending and investing as well as to prod banks to
RW-Winter 2012 | Age Friendly Banking
National Neighbors Silver (NNS), NCRC’s multi-year effort campaign to empower, organize, and support economically vulnerable older adults, is currently focused on developing a guide to “age friendly banking” – a standard that includes the services and products that financial institutions can offer to meet the needs of older adults. Currently, there are over 40 million
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RW-Winter 2012 | New Year, New Congress, New Tax Code?
January 3, 2013 will be the first day of the 113th Congress. Both newly elected and returning lawmakers will need to arrive at the office ready to work. There are a number of important issues that Congress should address in the coming year, including mortgage refinance and principal reduction, enhancements to the Community Reinvestment Act,
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National Neighbors Silver Film RFP
National Neighbors Film RFP As the United States suffers from historically high rates of foreclosure and unemployment, older adults across the nation are not only more numerous than past generations, but also more susceptible to financial insecurity. Financial abuse and the economic downturn have left thousands of seniors struggling to make ends meet, unable to
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NCRC Member Call to Action: Weigh In About Credit Reporting
Membership Newsletter: July 2012 Edition | NCRC Member Call to Action: Weigh In About Credit Reporting The foreclosure crisis will have repercussions for the communities we serve for a long time to come. Credit scores for those affected will take years, if not decades, to rebound. What this makes clear is that we must take action
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Breaking the Cycle of Predatory Lending in Delaware
Membership Newsletter: July 2012 Edition | Breaking the Cycle of Predatory Lending in Delaware NCRC member Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Council (DCRAC) is winning victories right in the backyard of payday loan companies. In late June, Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed a piece of legislation aimed at breaking the cyclical nature of payday loans. Under the
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San Diego Advances a Local Ordinance to Increase Bank Reinvestment in the Community
Membership Newsletter: July 2012 Edition | San Diego Advances a Local Ordinance to Increase Bank Reinvestment in the Community “America’s Finest City” is well on its way to becoming the most recent US city with a Responsible Banking Ordinance. On June 27th, San Diego decided to shine a light on banking practices and ask what financial
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Redlining in Detroit Prompts Formation of a Community Reinvestment Coalition
Membership Newsletter: July 2012 Edition | Redlining in Detroit Prompts Formation of a Community Reinvestment Coalition Over 100 NCRC members and community activists descended on the Madison Theater Building in downtown Detroit on June 6th to discuss the economic future of region and how they can play a role in ensuring its recovery. NCRC President
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