When my wife and I adopted our daughter from Ethiopia in 2010, we did so full of hope. In the years since, we’ve faced ugliness that has robbed us of our optimism—and left us fearful for the future of our country.
The Atlantic: America soured on my multiracial family Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to change how banks are tested for compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The 1977 law requires banks serve the needs of all communities in which they are chartered to do business. The OCC
“We are already seeing an unusual level of discord among the regulators,” said Jesse Van Tol, chief executive of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, a fair-lending advocacy group. “I think there is a significant risk that the whole effort will backfire, unless a more careful and consensus-driven approach is taken.”
The Wall Street Journal: Trump team’s rewrite of low-income lending rules falters Read More »
The student loan ombudsman at CFPB has resigned, saying the agency’s leaders have chosen to serve powerful financial companies instead of consumers.
NPR: Student loan watchdog quits, blames Trump administration Read More »
The problem of Confederate monuments points to a larger, persistent conviction among some white Americans that racial equality brings white oppression in its wake.
The Washington Post: Why some white Americans see racial equality as oppression Read More »
Society’s winners can seem so generous, until you consider what they’re really selling.
The New York Times: Beware rich people who say they want to change the world Read More »
Anything less than a complete revolution that tore down the bigoted and patently unfair systems of mass incarceration would be a severe disappointment.
August 20, 2018 Regulations Division, Office of General Counsel Rules Docket Clerk Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 10276 Washington, D.C. 20410-0001 Re: Docket No. FR-6111-A-01 Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Reconsideration of HUD’s Implementation of Fair Housing Act’s Disparate Impact Standard Dear Assistant Secretary Farias: On behalf of
Disparate impact reconsideration comments Read More »
Silent Sam is a Confederate soldier statue on the campus of the University of North Carolina, and Monday night, after years of controversy, a group of students pulled it down.
Paste: The kids are all right: Silent Sam had to come down Read More »
The idea behind the one ratio is that it will immediately signal to banks whether they are in compliance with CRA and can reasonably expect to pass their next CRA exam.
The one big CRA fight over the one ratio Read More »
A federal judge on Friday threw out a lawsuit against Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and his agency, dealing a blow to advocates challenging how the department enforces fair housing laws.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is accusing Facebook of violating the Fair Housing Act.
CNN: HUD hits Facebook with housing discrimination complaint Read More »
More than 50 years after redlining was outlawed, the legacy of discrimination can still be seen in California’s poorest large city.
The Atlantic: Fresno’s Mason-Dixon line Read More »
Federal prosecutors are looking into how PNC Financial Services Group Inc. purchased tax credits meant to fund housing for low-income people, the bank said.
The Wall Street Journal: PNC faces probe over low-income tax credits Read More »
“There are 76 monuments to the civil rights movement. Let this be the 77th.”
NextCity: The history of Rosa Parks’ house is the history of redlining Read More »
