Branch Closures Nov 2019 – Fair Lending Report
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Next City: New Orleans Needs a Stronger, Not a Weaker Community Reinvestment Act
The CRA, a decades-old law meant to ensure banks meet the credit needs of the communities they serve, is in need of an update. While 98% of banks get a passing grade on their CRA exams, it’s not always clear that their investments are actually benefiting locals.
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Resources for grandparents raising grandchildren
Over 2.6 million children in the United States are being raised by grandparents, other relatives or close family friends.[1] While it can be extremely rewarding for an older adult to take on the responsibility of raising a child, there are also many challenges that arise. There is a wide variety of reasons kinship families form.
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CityLab: How the one percent is pulling America’s cities and regions apart
America’s growing geographic divide derives from economic inequality, especially the tremendous gains of the 1 percent.
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Business Wire: Fifth Third delivers $20.3 billion of its Community Commitment at conclusion of plan’s third year
Fifth Third’s $32 billion Community Commitment, influenced by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition and other community groups, is now being carried out with an initial $20.3 billion.
NCRC’s Comment on FHFA’s Proposal on Credit Score Models
(Download) March 21, 2019 Alfred M. Pollard General Counsel Federal Housing Finance Agency, Eighth Floor 400 7th Street, SW Washington, D.C. 20219 Attention: Comments/RIN 2590–AA98) Dear Mr. Pollard: We appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) notice of proposed rulemaking on credit score models. For more than 25 years, the
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The Washington Post: Are you a minority borrower? You might want to think twice about using an online lender
New research shows that online lenders, like human mortgage brokers, charge black and Latino borrowers higher interest rates.
We did a FBLive answering all your CRA commenting questions!
We hosted a Facebook Live video yesterday answering all sorts of questions about changes to the Community Reinvestment Act under consideration by the Trump administration.
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#JustEconomy – Call for Speakers
The Just Economy Conference is the national event for community and national leaders who work for fairness in lending, financial services, housing and business. Early-bird registration is open for the 2019 conference, which is March 11-13 in Washington, DC. Right now, we’re on the lookout for speakers and topics. We’re collecting submissions online. If you want to speak, or plan
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Curbed: Senator Warren has a $450 billion plan to fix the housing crisis
The American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2018 addresses housing supply, discrimination, financing, zoning, and taxes.
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