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Advocacy for social change: Coalitions and the organizations that lead them

By Josh Silver / June 1, 2018 / Views / 5 minutes of reading

Herbert J. Rubin’s new book, Advocacy for Social Change, is an important primer for those who seek to promote social change through national organizations. Many books discuss the corrosive effect of money in politics and lobbying organizations, but few are devoted to how those representing the have-nots organize on a national level to fight for laws […]

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NRDC: Cities need to look back in order to move forward

By NCRC / May 30, 2018 / In the News / 1 minute of reading

A new study by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) finds the same neighborhoods that were labeled “hazardous zones” and “redlined” by the government-sponsored Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) in the 1930s are the ones most persistently suffering today from inequality and lack of investment.

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The Nation: The social shaming of racists is working

By NCRC / May 30, 2018 / On Our Radar / 1 minute of reading

Now, when white people assert private authority over public space, there’s a cost.

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The Hill: The Dodd-Frank vote stands in the way of helping working class and low-income families

By NCRC / May 30, 2018 / In the News / 1 minute of reading

Most Americans who acquired the first home in their lineage would not have been successful if the rules today applied to them then. A new OpEd from NCRC’s John Taylor.

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CityLab: Mapping the segregation of metro Atlanta’s amenities

By NCRC / May 30, 2018 / On Our Radar / 2 minutes of reading

A new mapping project shows how segregation is a matter of whether you have close access to a grocery store, hospital, bank, or park—amenities that influence your quality of life.

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Next City: Banks have ‘Almost Completely’ abandoned low-income borrowers

By NCRC / May 30, 2018 / In the News / 1 minute of reading

Banks are moving away from lending to low- to moderate-income borrowers and borrowers of color, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition reported in an analysis of new data on mortgage lending from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Commercial Appeal: First Tennessee’s $4 billion push into poorer neighborhoods

By NCRC / May 30, 2018 / In the News / 2 minutes of reading

“I think their agreement is no better or no worse than many of our agreements,” said Van Tol, chief executive of the Washington-based National Community Reinvestment Coalition. This was the seventh agreement with banks he has negotiated in two years.

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Wilson Center: Bottom up politics

By NCRC / May 30, 2018 / In the News / 3 minutes of reading

Jesse Van Tol, CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), shared his experience with community benefits and building community power.

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The New York Times: Banks tried to curb gun sales. Now Republicans are trying to stop them.

By NCRC / May 30, 2018 / On Our Radar / 1 minute of reading

Major banks have taken a series of steps this year to prevent guns from falling into the wrong hands.

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CNN: Millennials born in 1980s may never recover from the Great Recession

By NCRC / May 30, 2018 / On Our Radar / 1 minute of reading

Some Millennials may never get over the Great Recession.

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AXIOS: The wildly uneven recovery from the Great Recession

By NCRC / May 30, 2018 / On Our Radar / 1 minute of reading

The diverging fates of local economies goes beyond income inequality. Prolonged economic distress hurts people’s health, their financial stability and their families.

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Citylab: Mapping the segregation of metro Atlanta’s amenities

By NCRC / May 30, 2018 / On Our Radar / 1 minute of reading

A new mapping project shows how segregation is a matter of whether you have close access to a grocery store, hospital, bank, or park—amenities that influence your quality of life.

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American Banker: Senate Democrats: Update CRA but don’t undercut it

By NCRC / May 30, 2018 / On Our Radar / 1 minute of reading

The senators cite the decline in minority homeownership rates, challenges minority-owned business face in getting approved for credit and changes in technology.

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The New York Times: The North’s Jim Crow

By NCRC / May 30, 2018 / On Our Radar / 1 minute of reading

Dr. Kahrl studies the history of segregation.

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Banking and financial services for a dementia-friendly america

By NCRC / May 29, 2018 / NCRC Programs / 4 minutes of reading

Created in partnership with: According to a Fidelity Investment survey of financial advisors, 84 percent of respondents said they had clients with dementia and 96 percent of respondents said they do not feel prepared for this population. In a dementia friendly community, banks and financial services are aware of dementia and responsive to the individual

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