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President Biden Signs Executive Order Directing HUD to Address History of Systemic Racism

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I applaud President Biden for signing four executive orders today that will help advance the goal of racial equity. The order directing HUD to address the nation’s long history of systemic racism in housing is of particular importance to us. Acknowledging the federal government’s role in perpetuating segregation, including the lasting impacts of redlining, is essential to addressing America’s ever growing racial wealth divide.

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NCRC applauds preliminary injunction to postpone effective date of HUD’s disparate impact Rule

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Today, the United States District Court of Massachusetts found in favor of the Massachusetts Fair Housing Center and Housing Works, Inc. and issued a preliminary injunction to postpone the start date of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) new disparate impact rule, which had been finalized by the agency in September.

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NCRC Condemns HUD’s Disparate Impact Rule

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The Trump Administration has attacked one of the most vital pieces of civil rights legislation, the Fair Housing Act, on multiple fronts in the last several weeks. They gutted the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule that enforces fairness in housing. Now, they are effectively eliminating the disparate impact standard in fair housing cases.

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NCRC supports pandemic-related housing needs in 15 States, funded by Wells Fargo Foundation

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Nonprofit housing counseling organizations responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in 15 states will receive unrestricted grants and resources from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), thanks to funding from the Wells Fargo Foundation.

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Leading Civil Rights & Housing Groups Condemn President’s Effort to Gut Fair Housing, Use of Incendiary Racial Rhetoric for Political Gain

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Fair housing advocates denounce Trump’s newest effort to eliminate a critical tool to desegregate communities and call on the president to instead concentrate on ensuring housing equity during a pandemic.

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Trump threatens to “end” an anti-segregation rule that’s already crumbling under his administration

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In a tweet yesterday, President Trump threatened a vital piece of the 1968 Fair Housing Act (FHA). The 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule finally addressed and strengthened the FHA requirement that the government do something to end housing discrimination and segregation.

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NCRC Applauds Congress and Trump Administration Efforts to Keep People in Their Homes, But More Needs to Be Done

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“Today, we saw Congress and President Trump take important steps to protect Americans against both health and economic repercussions of COVID-19….this is a great first step, but there will need to be others,” said Jesse Van Tol, CEO of NCRC.

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Fair Housing Advocates Submit Comment Letter to HUD on Disparate Impact

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The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) and 45 additional community and fair housing organizations have submitted a joint comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) encouraging the department to maintain the disparate impact standard, which the agency has proposed to weaken.

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