Young doctors entering the medical field take the Hippocratic Oath requiring them to deliver quality and ethical care. This cardinal rule of medicine should be applied as the Trump administration mulls Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) reform. The first rule must be to “do no harm” and enact no “reform” that results in less lending and investing in underserved communities.
Would Trump’s CRA Reform Really “Do No Harm?” Read More »
Three banks in three different regions collectively promised nearly $20 billion in home mortgages, small business loans, community development financing, and charitable contributions, as part of negotiations that included hundreds of community-based organizations in each region that were completed over the past month.
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The $22 billion-asset company, which has been an aggressive acquirer in recent months, said in a press release last week that it had worked with the National Community Reinvestment Coalition on the five-year plan.
American Banker: Acquisitive Iberiabank in La. creates $6.7B community investment plan Read More »
Washington, DC – A new study released today by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) found that banking industry proposed changes to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) would allow midsize banks to circumvent federal requirements to lend and invest in low and moderate income neighborhoods.These proposed changes would endanger billions in affordable housing and community development investment.
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The bank’s “Inclusive Communities” plan will expand lending to low- and moderate-income borrowers and communities over five years, triple its philanthropy and add 10 new branches in New York City, Philadelphia and Boston.
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Boston Globe, October 30th, 2017: Santander Bank executives on Monday unveil an $11 billion, five-year pledge for community investments across the company’s eight-state footprint
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It is hard to imagine how U.S. banks would treat working class communities without the guarantees of the Community Reinvestment Act. But it’s also time to consider an overhaul.
Every so often, an effort is made to collect articles by leading practitioners, community organizations, and academics about the effectiveness of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). With a new administration planning changes to banking policy, including a review of CRA, this publication is timely.
The Community Reinvestment Act at 40: A Careful Review of the Reviews Read More »
The Community Reinvestment Act and Geography: How Well Do CRA Exams Cover the Geographical Areas that Banks Serve? (Download PDF)
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Washington, DC – Today, on the 39th anniversary of the date the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) was signed into law by President Jimmy Carter in 1977, National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) President and CEO John Taylor made the following statement: “For nearly four decades, the Community Reinvestment Act has been instrumental in creating billions of dollars
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Washington, DC – Today, in reaction to the bank regulatory agencies’ release of final revisions to “Interagency Questions and Answers Regarding Community Reinvestment,” NCRC President and CEO John Taylor made the following statement: “We are profoundly disappointed that the agencies have not undertaken desperately needed reforms that would update the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to take into account significant changes
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On March 18th, 2016 NCRC, it’s members and KeyBank signed a landmark $16.5 billion community benefits agreement at NCRC’s annual conference. This agreement will increase capital and bank services for the under served and is a great example of the victories you can achieve by using the Community Reinvestment Act. NCRC is a leader in
Community Reinvestment Act Organizing Read More »
Letter to Members of the U.S. House of Representatives to Enforce the Community Reinvestment Act(PDF Download)
Letter from Community Groups Urging Enforcement of the Community Reinvestment Act Read More »
Washington, DC – Today, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) released a white paper describing the importance of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) exam performance context analysis, reviewing current implementation of the analysis, and prescribing improvements. The paper, “CRA Performance Context: Why it is Importance for Community Development and How to Improve it,” shows that current
CRA Performance Context Paper (Download PDF)
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