2025 Just Economy Conference: Registration Now Open
By NCRC
Registration for the 2025 Just Economy Conference is now open! Don’t miss your chance to join activists, elected officials, policymakers, community leaders, civil rights groups, faith-based organizations and economic and social justice advocates from across the nation. [Read more]
News
30-Year Freeze: Lack Of Progress On Racial Wealth Gap Since 1990s Signals Need To Try New Tactics
By NCRC
Median Black wealth was about 14% of median White wealth in 1992. In 2022, it was 15%. [Read more]
NCRC Awards $2.4 Million In Field Empowerment Fund Grants To 17 NCRC Member Organizations
By NCRC
The grants, which range from $100,000 to $200,000, support wealth-building, community health equity and environmental justice by bolstering affordable housing, small business development and economic mobility in low-wealth communities. [Read more]
Research
The Racial Wealth Gap 1992 to 2022
By NCRC
Black households are increasingly dependent on homeownership as a wealth-building strategy. Yet homeownership is out of reach for most low- and moderate-income (LMI) families.[Read more]
Field Notes
Primo Partners Grows with Ben & Jerry’s and New Business Ventures
By NCRC
At the heart of our success has been a focus on cultivating a strong organizational culture and investing in the growth of our team. We believe that by prioritizing our people, we create an environment where innovation and resilience naturally thrive. We’ve implemented professional development initiatives and promoted leadership opportunities, ensuring that our team members grow alongside the company. This commitment to culture has helped us not only manage challenges but also turn them into opportunities for long-term success. [Read more]
Videos
The HMDA Longitudinal Dataset: Tracking Mortgage Lending 1981-2021 By NCRC
The mapping application visualizes lending patterns, revealing historical redlining and its persistent impact on minority communities. [Watch here]
Events
Rural Research Symposium 2024
November 7, 10 am - 5 pm ET
Join NCRC's Community Development Fund and learn to leverage financial reports to assess business performance, identify trends, and inform strategic choices. We'll cover key metrics and reporting tools to keep your business on the path to success. [Register here]
Just Economy Conversations: Preserving Homeownership and Wealth Creation by Addressing Heirs’ Property and Tangled Titles November 7, 2 - 3 pm ET
Join NCRC for Just Economy Conversations, a series of online discussions addressing America’s racial and socio-economic divides. This webinar will provide an overview of residential heirs’ property in urban and rural areas, describing the risks they pose for long-term homeownership and the limits they place on family wealth building. Presenters will discuss proposed housing finance solutions needed to support heirs’ property owners and successful efforts in New York City, with a focus on lending programs that include eligibility for heirs’ property owners.[Register here]
In The News
BankThink Citadel Redlining Case Shows Credit Unions Should Be Under CRA
By Jesse Van Tol, American Banker
Applying CRA to credit unions will inherently strengthen both monitoring and enforcement, as their business practices in underserved communities face new transparency, writes Jesse Van Tol, of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. [Read more]
Capital One Acknowledges Discover Merger Won't Close This Year
By Kevin Wack, American Banker
But the merger continues to face opposition from numerous consumer groups, including the National Community Reinvestment Coalition and Americans for Financial Reform. Some Democratic lawmakers, including Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and California Rep. Maxine Waters, have also expressed opposition. [Read more]
On Our Radar
These Cities Could See Big Changes In Rent Control If Prop. 33 Passes
By Felicia Mello, Cal Matters
If Californians vote to approve a rent control measure on the ballot, thousands of Berkeley tenants could immediately see new limits on how much their landlords can raise their rent each year. “Families who are living in units that aren’t right for them will have a chance to move without losing their affordability,” said Leah Simon-Weisberg, a longtime tenant lawyer and chair of the city’s rent board. “For some people, it will keep them housed.” [Read more]
Where Do Trump And Harris Stand On Housing, Taxes, And Other Policies
By Callum Jones, The Guardian
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have laid out plans they say will transform the world’s largest economy – and tackle voters’ concerns. Come 5 November, those plans are likely to have played a large part in who will win the White House. So where do the two candidates stand on the key economic issues? [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! [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]
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