Cleveland.com, March 2, 2020: Civil rights and housing advocates warn proposed change to federal law could spell return of redlining
Tom Roberts, president of the Ohio Conference of Units of NAACP, said his organization will be joining with other groups to fight the rule change at the national level. Advocates have been reaching out to congressional offices to voice their concerns. And many who are opposed to the change will be weighing in during the public comment period.
“I just look at it as harmful,” Roberts said. “The CRA was passed in 1977 to meet a need. That need is still there. For regulators to go and change the intent of a much-needed law is harmful to moderate- and low- income families, for housing, and for businesses, and for that reason it’s a civil rights issue.”
