Modernizing CRA Means Giving Banks Credit For Climate Mitigation Projects
Federal agencies are correct to include the disproportionate impacts of the climate crisis in Community Reinvestment Act modernization.
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How the Community Reinvestment Act Can Support Childcare
We need an all-of-the-above approach to tackling the childcare crisis in our country — including in Community Reinvestment Act rules.
Why Food Justice Advocates Should Care About CRA Reform
The urgent case for anti-hunger advocates and climate activists to get involved in Community Reinvestment Act reform efforts this summer.
Could a banking law designed to end redlining drive more capital into local journalism?
A consortium of news publishers wants federal regulators to update Community Reinvestment Act rules so banks do more to support minority-owned local journalism.
Survey Results: NCRC Members Highlight CRA Reform Benefits, But Note Gaps Too
Community Reinvestment Act changes are coming. We asked our members what’s working, what’s not, and what should be done about it.
MAP: Here’s Where Changes To CRA Asset Thresholds Will Undermine Community Reinvestment
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?
Initial Analysis of the CRA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
The recently-proposed overhaul of Community Reinvestment Act rules has some promising aspects and some rough edges, our initial analysis finds.
Combating Racism and Inequality in America with Democratic Ideals and Advocacy
A keynote speech by NCRC Senior Advisor Josh Silver at the annual conference of Building Alabama Reinvestment.
Historic Overhaul Of Lending Equity and Community Reinvestment Act Rules Presents Crucial Opportunity To Heal National Divides
NCRC Applauds Rigorous Work To Overhaul Community Reinvestment Act In Consultation With Stakeholders
The Community Reinvestment Act and Its Connections to Health Outcomes
America’s most powerful tool for fixing economic inequality is also key to fixing inequities in public health — because wealth and health are closely linked.
Recent CRA Exams Offer Hints For How To Improve Bank Accountability To Communities
An informal survey of exams conducted in the last year identifies some areas with a glaring need for reform – and offers hints at what effective change might look like.
NCRC Video: CRA Basics
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 …
Advocacy groups remind bank regulators of the urgent need for stronger CRA rules and tougher enforcement on lending equity and bank mergers
With a new proposal imminent from bank regulators, community, civil rights and consumer advocacy groups stress the urgency of updates to Community Reinvestment Act
Position Paper on CRA Reform
(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 …
Community Reinvestment Groups Commend Repeal of Disastrous Trump-era CRA Rule Changes
Today, in response to the OCC’s rescission of the rule, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) and the California Reinvestment Coalition (CRC) agreed to dismiss their lawsuit challenging the rule.
