Nearly 1 in 3 Americans have a criminal record. Each year over 600,000 Americans are released from state or federal prisons and re-enter society. Re-entry into society poses barriers to everyone but disproportionately affects African Americans and other minorities as African Americans and Hispanics make up 56% of the incarcerated population. This disproportionate representation within […]
Please join NPQ on Thursday, November 10 at 2 pm ET for Remaking the Economy: Redefining Leadership NPQ’s latest webinar in our Remaking the Economy series takes a deep dive into what are the kinds of leadership that the field needs to advance not only economic justice, but liberation. Increasingly, people of color are becoming leaders of national community development […]
Wolters Kluwer will host its 26th annual CRA & Fair Lending Colloquium November 13 – 16 at Caesars Las Vegas. This industry-leading conference features top U.S. regulators and other leading regulatory compliance experts focusing on regulatory developments and oversight trends in fair lending, HMDA and Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) compliance. NCRC President and CEO Jesse Van Tol […]
Persistent racial and gender wealth gaps remain a major obstacle to building financial security for low- and moderate-income (LMI) households in the United States. How can we ensure that the financial system, and opportunities to build wealth, are developed to meet the needs of LMI people? Income alone is insufficient: too many people are just getting […]
Advocating for Racial Equity through Personal Finances will discuss using your individual power to advocate for racial equity through how money is used. Our society was founded on and perpetuates inequities based on countless characteristics, but the areas we will focus on will be race and gender. We will embark on a journey towards advocating […]
Join NCRC President and CEO Jesse Van Tol at the 2022 NCN Policy and Capacity Building Summit. From Dec. 6-8, 2022, Native CDFI practitioners, funders, policymakers, and other industry partners will gather for the summit in Washington, DC, to learn, share, and network. This year’s theme — Sowing the Seeds for Economic Justice Across Indian […]
Hooray, you passed the HUD Housing Counseling Certification exam! Now, you are tasked with providing quality housing counseling to individuals and families in your community. Are there specific topics which must be covered in the session? How do you feel confident about the information you provide in the session? How does a successful one-on-one counseling […]
What does the struggle for Black food sovereignty look like at the local level? Join the conversation as Black food justice leaders from four communities—one from Mississippi, two from North Carolina, and one from New Jersey—share their experiences. In this Remaking the Economy webinar, participants will discuss the interconnections between food sovereignty, racial and economic justice, and […]
Our emotions lead to every decision we make in life. Scammers have become sophisticated in how they obtain our information. Fraud has existed in various shapes and sizes for years. None of us is immune to schemes that have proven their staying power. A common tactic is to seek to exploit basic human emotions such […]
Please join the National Community Reinvestment Coalition’s (NCRC) Just Economy Club, in partnership with The Bertelsmann Foundation, on February 2, from 3 to 5 pm ET for a film screening of the documentary: Go - Go City: Displacement & Protest in Washington, DC. For decades, Washington, DC, has been a beacon for Black culture and […]
Instructor: Siddeequah "Sid" Alvarado Preparing for the HUD Housing Counseling Exam can be daunting when tackling it on your own. Research shows that working together in a collaborative environment allows individuals to learn the material better than when working alone. Join other housing counselors in this virtual experience where peer discussion, exploration of the six […]
NCRC consultant Josh Silver will be testifying about a Maryland Community Reinvestment Act bill in front of the Economic Matters Committee. Information regarding the bill: Requiring the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to examine and prepare a written evaluation of the record of certain regulated financial institutions in meeting the financial needs of local communities where […]
