Teenage survivors of gun violence sang, and spoke, and read their poetry at the rally, which attracted a crowd numbering in the hundreds of thousands.
Vogue: At the March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C., the youth vote calls for action Read More »
Those who don’t have a generous pre-approval letter from a lender in their pocket might find themselves out of luck when they go house hunting. That’s why some of the biggest players in housing finance are making new efforts to open up housing options for low- and middle-income buyers.
Chase’s only DC office isn’t technically a branch, which allows it to dodge CRA regulations.
Reveal: Chase rarely lends to people of color in DC – and it’s probably legal Read More »
This study examines how neighborhoods were evaluated for lending risk by the HOLC, and compares their recent social and economic conditions with city-level measures of segregation and economic inequality
HOLC “redlining” maps: The persistent structure of segregation and economic inequality Read More »
Sifting though the conventional wisdom 10 years later.
Bloomberg: What we didn’t learn from the Bear Stearns collapse Read More »
Memories of those difficult days seem to have faded from the public consciousness, as have the lessons we learned on how we got there in the first place.
CNNMoney: 10 years after the financial crisis, have we learned anything? Read More »
This week, the U.S. Senate marked the anniversary of the Great Recession by pretending it never happened. Instead, it passed a hurtful plan to roll back consumer protections, including bank data reporting requirements put in place to prevent another financial collapse.
How to mark the 10-year anniversary of the Great Recession? Read More »
After the Senate passed its Dodd-Frank reform bill Wednesday night, sending it to the House to be voted on, experts began to voice their opinions of the bill – but no one agrees.
A delicately crafted deal, which makes targeted reforms of Dodd-Frank but leaves the law’s basic frameworks in place, may not be enough to satisfy GOP members in the House.
American Banker: Think reg relief was hard to pass in Senate? Wait for House Read More »
The Senate just voted 67-31 and passed Senate Bill 2155, also nicknamed the #BankLobbyistAct. S. 2155 rolls back bank data reporting requirements used to ensure banks treat all borrowers fairly. John Taylor, President and CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, made the following statement.
We must stay vigilant as the #BankLobbyistAct moves to the House Read More »
The Senate on Wednesday passed sweeping changes to a swath of rules adopted in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
CNN: Senate votes to roll back parts of Dodd-Frank banking law Read More »
Under Marjory Stoneman Douglas’ name, another generation is harnessing the power of their own voices to cry out for a better world.
As it heads to the House, the Senate deal still faces a somewhat uncertain path, and larger questions on the size of banks’ regulatory burden remain.
American Banker: 5 questions as reg relief moves closer to becoming law Read More »
Watch U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren read our joint opposition with The National Urban League to #S2155 during floor debates yesterday.
The #BankLobbyistAct makes it easier for banks to discriminate Read More »
An aging workforce, advances in automation, and growing income inequality point to an era of rapid and volatile change — and greater economic disruption than we have seen over the past 60 years.
Harvard Business Review: Why the automation boom could be followed by a bust? Read More »
