Massachusetts Community & Banking Council's inaugural summit is a two-day event on October 3 and 4 with local and national speakers focusing on closing our racial wealth gap in Massachusetts and the nation. Join us in thinking proactively about how best to deliver financial services to lower-income consumers in an ever-changing landscape. On Monday from […]
Join NCRC President and CEO Jesse Van Tol, NCRC Board Chair Catherine Crosby, and fellow panel members at the Root Cause Coalition Summit, October 4, 2022. They will discuss how the pandemic brought front-and-center discriminatory policies such as redlining. This session will discuss how leveraging cross sector partnerships can reverse the impact of these policies […]
Some policymakers believe that Web3, a blockchain-based option for the Worldwide Web, will replace fintech as the next “new thing” in financial services. Web3 has the potential to enhance consumer privacy and counter the power of “Big Tech” firms to dominate internet activity. Built on “permissioned blockchain” technology, Web3 enables consumers to transact without middlemen […]
Join NCRC's Chief of Organizing, Policy and Equity Dedrick Asante-Muhammad on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's virtual forum, as part of its Economic Inequality Policy Series, on the disparate impacts of inflation on different racial and ethnic groups. The forum will highlight recent New York Fed research on […]
This call is open to NCRC members only. Please join us for NCRC’s quarterly Fair Housing call where we discuss national trends in fair housing, fair lending, and strategize how to address prevailing discriminatory housing practices across the country. If you have any questions or want to add an item to the meeting agenda, please […]
At the 2022 Just Economy Conference, we heard from banking, real estate, and housing enforcement specialists on racial biases in appraisals. Shortly after the conference, average mortgage rates roughly doubled in a matter of weeks – jeopardizing many prospective home sales in turmoil and leaving both sellers and buyers at the mercy of appraisers in […]
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge will hold a virtual ‘House Party’ on November 01, 2022, at 6:30 EDT to share information on available Federal resources and bust common myths around the homebuying process. This event is designed to encourage young adults who wish to become homeowners but […]
Join us for a webinar to learn more about our new, pilot program MicroBiz Capital Accelerator Program (MCAP) and how your organization can apply. This webinar will overview the grant details, technical assistance offerings, eligibility criteria, application process, and answer any general inquires. Register here
Determining the strategic direction of an organization is crucial when creating the strategic road map that leads to fulfilling the overall vision and mission of the organization. Conducting both an internal and external needs assessment to develop results-based logic models will help to “tell the story behind the data,” which is critical to the strategic […]
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 […]
