NCRC Laments Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling That Condemns Black America To Further Neglect
By NCRC
Given the enormity of the pain, neglect and targeted hardship that the US government and private businesses have inflicted on Black Americans for hundreds of years, the handful of formal efforts our country makes to even the odds for people of color have always been paltry. Now we are losing one of the few examples of tangible and effective anti-racism policy that American institutions ever came up with. [Read more]
NCRC To Host Regional Summit For Mountain West Community Development Leaders
By NCRC
NCRC will host a regional summit in Denver September 26 – 27, 2023. The summit will bring together housing and community development leaders; faith-based organizations and fair lending advocates; financial institutions and environmental justice groups; as well as small business entrepreneurs, tribal leaders, public officials and academics to discuss and discover ways to reinvest in communities across The Mountain West Region: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Indian Country. [Read more]
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Tenant Screening Systems Are Unfair To Black And Brown People. Here’s What Our Government Should Do About It.
By Nichole Nelson, NCRC
Landlords’ preconceived notions about the personal character of anyone with a past criminal conviction has devastating consequences for Black and Latino prospective renters. [Read more]
Fighting For What’s Right: Alan Jennings On Fairness In An Unjust World
By John Silver, NCRC
A former NCRC board member and executive director of the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley (CACLV) demonstrates how advocates can become successful change agents by committing to bring a persistent, dogged and heartfelt manner to their work empowering the poor and cajoling the powerful. [Read more]
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NCRC Letter To FHFA Re Fair Lending, Fair Housing And Equitable Housing Finance Plans Proposed Rule
By NCRC
Our comments voice our support for robust, structural reforms to more effectively safeguard against discrimination and to affirmatively promote equity throughout our federal housing finance system. The systemization and codification of such reforms is much needed to provide clarity for the GSEs, lenders, and stakeholders including consumer and fair housing groups as to the extent of the GSEs’ fair housing and fair lending obligations. [Read more]
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Your Membership, Your Benefits: A Closer Look At NCRC Membership
July 25, 2 pm - 3 pm ET
Join us to learn what resources, services, content and networking opportunities your membership includes and how being an NCRC member can help you in your fight for a #JustEconomy. Members will share their tips for making the most of your membership and NCRC Membership staff will walk through NCRC’s newest member features. [Register here]
In the News
A Maryland Community Reinvestment Act Needed To Invest In Underserved Communities
By William J. Ford, Maryland Matters
Two groups — Economic Action Maryland and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition — released reports this month advocating for a statewide community reinvestment act in Maryland, that they say would help increase homeownership and other financial lending opportunities for residents and business owners, especially people of color. [Read more]
Santander US Unveils Three-Year Community Benefits Plan
By Jordan Stutts, American Banker
Jesse Van Tol, National Community Reinvestment Coalition's president and CEO, said that Santander US should be "applauded" for voluntarily committing to a community benefits plan. "They firmly believe that this kind of framework has made their bank a better bank," said Van Tol.[Read more]
On Our Radar
What Is Happening In The Housing Market?
By Jeanna Smialek, New York Times
Mortgage rates are now hovering around 7 percent — the highest they’ve been since 2007 — thanks to the Federal Reserve’s efforts to tame inflation. The Fed’s rate increases are aimed at slowing America’s economy — in part by restraining the housing market — to try to bring inflation under control. Housing markets across the United States pulled back notably last year. But that cool-down seems to be cracking. Home prices fell nationally in late 2022, but they have begun to rebound in recent months. [Read more]
EPA Closes Civil Rights Investigation Into Louisiana Pollution
By Timothy Puko and Darryl Fears, Washington Post
The [Louisiana] attorney general has asked federal judges in the Western District of Louisiana to block the investigation of Louisiana, saying the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not, as the EPA claims, give it the power to take action against policies that discriminate by creating a “disparate impact,” such as heavier pollution in Black neighborhoods compared with others. [Read more]
Resources
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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! [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 and share the pledge 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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