Applications Now Open For The NCRC Fellowship For Equitable Development
By NCRC
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) is launching its second year of its transformative fellowship program that matches top-level master’s degree students with esteemed community development organizations. [Read more]
Scholarship Opportunity: Revolutionize Your Organization’s Approach To Equity And Inclusion
By NCRC
A new in-person training course from NCRC is designed to revolutionize the way nonprofit professionals approach equity and inclusion. The course, “Beyond Diversity Training,” will be offered July 10-12, in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. All participants will receive a scholarship for travel expenses to attend the training. [Read more]
Civil Rights And Consumer Advocates File Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court To Reject Absurd Attack On CFPB
By NCRC
“This case is the latest pernicious attack on consumer protections from a rogues gallery of financial predators who miss the old days when there wasn’t a strong watchdog standing between them and our wallets,” National Community Reinvestment Coalition President and CEO Jesse Van Tol said. [Read more]
Research
Review Of Section 1071 Data Points
By Josh Silver, NCRC
The review identifies the data elements, indicates how the information is to be collected for each data element and offers commentary on whether the CFPB’s choice of collection is effective for each data element or whether improvements need to be made. [Read more]
Field Notes
DCWBC Women Entrepreneur Profile: Kids and Culture, LLC
By NCRC
Kids and Culture, LLC is a women-owned business started in 2010 by Jania Otey that provides cultural education, programs, classes, camps and cookbooks for kids.[Read more]
Events
ABA’s 2023 Forum On Affordable Housing and Community Development Law Annual Meeting
May 24 , 9:45 am ET – May 26 , 11 am ET
Join NCRC President and CEO Jesse Van Tol at the ABA’s 2023 Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, on May 24-26. Van Tol will be speaking on the panel, “Drafting and Negotiating Community Benefits Agreements.”[Register here]
Knowing When Your Client Has Achieved Mortgage Readiness
May 30 , 2 pm – 3:30 pm ET
Join NCRC’s National Training Academy (NTA) for this course designed to provide housing counselors with a comprehensive understanding of assessing a client’s mortgage readiness. Participants will learn the importance of evaluating a client’s mental mortgage readiness and critical factors that impact mortgage readiness before pursuing homeownership. In addition, assist the housing counselor in understanding how to assist clients in developing a financial plan that aligns with their client’s long-term goals. [Register here]
In the News
Delauro, Gillibrand Introduce New And Improved Family Act In Fight For Universal Paid Leave
By US Representative Rosa DeLauro
The FAMILY Act would ensure that every worker, no matter the size of their employer or if they are self-employed or part-time, has access to paid leave for every serious medical event, every time it’s needed. This legislation has been endorsed by nearly 70 national organizations, including NCRC.[Read more]
Regional Banking Crisis Dooms More Bank Branches
By David M. Levitt, Commercial Observer
NCRC’s report found that two-thirds of banking institutions disappeared from the early 1980s to 2021, when the number dropped below 5,000. Nine percent of all branches in the U.S. closed between 2017 and 2021, a loss of about 7,000 physical locations, and the closure rate doubled during the pandemic, with low- to moderate-income neighborhoods and minority neighborhoods hit especially hard.[Read more]
On Our Radar
Despite Budget Deficit, California Mayors Want Steady Money For Housing And Homelessness
By Ashley Zavala, KCRA
The mayors of California's 13 largest cities gathered at the state Capitol on Wednesday, urging state lawmakers and the governor to provide local governments with a stable source of funding for them to address housing and homelessness. The request comes days after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he and the Legislature will need to tighten spending as a result of an estimated $31.5 billion budget shortfall. [Read more]
St. Louis Housing Advocates Say Trans People Face Housing Discrimination
By Andrea Y. Henderson, St. Louis Public Radio
Transgender people in the St. Louis region complain that some shelter operators and landlords are denying them housing because of their gender identities, housing advocates say.
In recent years, the Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council has seen an increase in calls for assistance from transgender people reporting housing discrimination.[Read more]
Resources
Work And Meet At The Just Economy Club It's aDC hubfor nonprofits and the social sector, around the corner from the White House. Move your team into a private office or host your meetings and events or hang out in the lounge. [Read more]
Learning & Training Hub Register for NCRC's catalog of professional development courses for community development leaders. [Learn more]
Research And Reports We have an extensive library of research and reports that dates back many years; now available in one convenient location! [View all]
Racial Wealth Snapshots Browse our catalog of socioeconomic briefs and infographics. [View all]
Sign And Share The Just Economy Pledge America should not only promise but deliver to all Americans opportunities to build wealth and live well. Sign the pledge and share it to help us expand the movement for a Just Economy. [Sign and Share]
Fair Lending Tool Use our interactive tool to produce a report on mortgages, small business lending and bank branch networks for any city, county or metro area in the nation. [Access the tool here]
TreasureCRA Keep up and catch up on plans to strengthen the Community Reinvestment Act. [Read more]
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