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Video: The New Community Reinvestment Act Rule: What’s In It And What Will It Mean

By NCRC / November 6, 2023 / NCRC Videos / 36 minutes of reading

Online Event Archive Recorded November 3, 2023 Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu, Chairman of the FDIC’s Board of Directors Martin Gruenberg and Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr joined NCRC President and CEO Jesse Van Tol to discuss the new Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rules. Speakers: Michael Hsu, Acting Comptroller […]

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CRA Comments Review, Part 3: What Are Banks And Trade Groups Worried About – Or Embracing?

By Joseph Reed / December 6, 2022 / Views / 8 minutes of reading

Part Three in a four-part series examining Community Reinvestment Act reform recommendations in public comment letters.

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CRA Comments Review, Part 2: What Do Healthcare And Climate Resiliency Advocates Want From Regulators?

By Joseph Reed / December 5, 2022 / Views / 6 minutes of reading

Part Two in a four-part series examining Community Reinvestment Act reform recommendations in public comment letters.

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CRA Comments Review, Part 1: What Are Regulators Hearing On Race And Small Business Issues In CRA Reform?

By Joseph Reed / December 2, 2022 / Views / 5 minutes of reading

Part One of a four-part series examining trends in comment letters sent to regulators about pending Community Reinvestment Act reforms.

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NCRC Files Final Comment Letter On Proposed Overhaul Of Community Reinvestment Act Regulations

By NCRC / August 4, 2022 / Press Releases / 3 minutes of reading

“Significant changes will be required if the final rule is to deliver real progress in addressing the legacy of redlining in America.”

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Video: A conversation with key financial regulators on proposed Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) reform

By NCRC / August 3, 2022 / NCRC Videos / 1 minute of reading

Recorded August 2, 2022 Listen to our conversation with key financial regulators on proposed Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) reform. We dig into the potential areas for reform, and how these impact your communities. For more information and sample comment letters, visit our #TreasureCRA page. Speakers: Eric Belsky, Director, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs, Board of Governors of

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MAP: Here’s Where Changes To CRA Asset Thresholds Will Undermine Community Reinvestment

By Josh Silver / June 30, 2022 / Views / 2 minutes of reading

One out of every five banks in the United States stand to receive a reduction in Community Reinvestment Act obligations. Where will that change be felt?

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Video: CRA Basics

By NCRC / March 26, 2022 / NCRC Videos / 1 minute of reading

Online Event Archive Recorded March 24, 2022 Banks are critical community partners and can be a catalyst for change in your neighborhood, particularly when public resources shrink. Learn about the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and explore how CRA can be used to increase reinvestment in your communities. This is crucial information for anyone working towards

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Reforming the Community Reinvestment Act to Meet 21st Century Challenges

By Josh Silver / March 11, 2022 / Views / 6 minutes of reading

The Community Reinvestment Act is getting its first major overhaul since the 1990s. What should be changed, and how?

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Position Paper on CRA Reform

By NCRC / March 1, 2022 / Testimony & Regulatory Comments / 27 minutes of reading

(Download) The 123 undersigned organizations are pleased that the federal bank agencies will be proposing an interagency rule implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) in the near future. CRA has been instrumental in leveraging bank financing for retail lending and community development in low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities since its passage in 1977. A critical

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Study: Banks doubled the pace of branch closures during the pandemic

By NCRC / February 16, 2022 / Press Releases / 3 minutes of reading

Since the pandemic reached our shores in March 2020, 4,025 branches have closed — an average of 201 branch closures per month. This was beyond our prediction and calls into question the future of bank branches as the principal conduit for access to financial services.

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NCRC to host a conversation with OCC Acting Comptroller Hsu

By Alyssa Wiltse / February 7, 2022 / Press Releases / 2 minutes of reading

The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) will host an online conversation with Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu and NCRC President and CEO Jesse Van Tol.

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The Legacy of Redlining on Black Maternal Health

By Samantha Autar / December 2, 2021 / Views / 3 minutes of reading

During the New Deal Era of the 1930s, the discriminatory practice of redlining was introduced in the United States. Neighborhoods with immigrants and people of color were labeled “red” and designated “hazardous” by the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, and banks, realtors and public officials used those maps to deny loans and other investments in those

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Omarova Nomination Hearing Underscores the Urgency for CRA Reform, Including Stronger Consideration of Race in Exams

By Adam Rust / November 19, 2021 / Views / 5 minutes of reading

During yesterday’s confirmation hearing, two questions posed by senators considering the nomination of Dr. Saule Omarova to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) demonstrated the widespread interest in updating the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA).

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NCRC Commends House for Passage of Biden’s Historic Build Back Better Act

By NCRC / November 19, 2021 / Press Releases / 2 minutes of reading

Today, the US House of Representatives passed the $1.7 trillion Build Back Better Act which includes significant investments in social spending and supports programs to fight climate change.

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