The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved Tuesday an agreement to settle allegations that a bank led by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and a top Trump-appointed bank regulator violated federal lending discrimination laws.
The Hill: HUD approves discrimination settlement with bank once run by Mnuchin Read More »
A few years ago, Mark Carney, a former Goldman Sachs director who now leads the Bank of England, sounded a warning: global warming, he said, could send the world economy spiraling into another 2008-like crisis.
The Atlantic: How climate change could trigger the next global financial crisis Read More »
Experts say the reality is more of a collaboration than an ousting: patients could soon find their lives partly in the hands of AI services working alongside human clinicians.
Gentrification is usually thought of as a positive for cities as a whole, but a problem for longer-term residents of gentrifying areas: they are displaced by higher rents or increasingly alienated from their changing community.
The Economist: Can gentrification be a force for positive social change? Read More »
RVA Magazine, July 31, 2019: GRTC Connects: Route 12 – Church Hill to the East End Strolling down the tree-lined avenues of historic homes, manicured mini-lawns, and tastefully curated porches of Church Hill, one could be forgiven for thinking they were out on a jaunt in Georgetown or Old Town Alexandria. Alas, a glance down
RVA Magazine: GRTC Connects: Route 12 – Church Hill to the East End Read More »
The conversation around inequality and hardship in the U.S. has evolved and broadened in recent years—especially since the 2016 election—and with it, so has media coverage of these issues. But what’s still lacking are the voices that inhabit inside these statistics.
The conversation around inequality and hardship in the U.S. has evolved and broadened in recent years—especially since the 2016 election—and with it, so has media coverage of these issues. But what’s still lacking are the voices that inhabit inside these statistics.
Housing discrimination happens everywhere, and could be affecting women you know, including yourself.
NBC News: Why equal housing for women will continue to be a ‘tough road’ Read More »
Housing discrimination happens everywhere, and could be affecting women you know, including yourself.
NBC News: Why equal housing for women will continue to be a ‘tough road’ Read More »
Most D.C. neighborhoods are nearly unrecognizable from just a decade ago, with some notable exceptions, mostly East of the River. But while development may be slower-moving in Southeast, it’s happening all the same.
WAMU: Anacostia residents seek development without displacement Read More »
America today faces a two-headed problem: economic inequality and housing inequality.
CityLab: The double whammy: Housing and income inequality Read More »
Although homeownership rates for other racial groups have largely recovered since the 2008 housing crisis, black homeownership continues to decline, recently hitting an all-time low in the first quarter of this year.
Urban Institute: These five facts reveal the current crisis in black homeownership Read More »
With proposed changes to Community Reinvestment Act rules expected in late summer or early fall, we must remind federal regulatory agencies not to diminish the importance of home mortgage lending in CRA exams.
Don’t diminish the importance of homeownership in CRA reform Read More »
While many economic indicators are better than they have been in years, leading to recently published reports asserting that income inequality is not as bad as we have been told, many people are working multiple jobs just to get by.
What you need to know about income inequality Read More »
A coalition of housing, consumer protection and community development organizations yesterday called on the Trump administration to not undermine policies that help low- and moderate-income (LMI) people buy homes, and avoid changes that would make home-buying harder for millions.
