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for March 7, 2025

News and views from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. Find more at ncrc.org.

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Announcements

Applications For Housing Counseling Services Grant Program Due Next Friday, March 14
By NCRC

The HCS-FEF program supports NCRC members within Keybank’s footprint who are HUD-approved housing counseling agencies in driving homeownership in their communities. It also builds agency knowledge on heirs’ property challenges to better equip first-time and low-income homebuying households with the know-how to retain intergenerational wealth. [Learn more and apply]

Impact Of Executive Actions On NCRC's Members And Partners
By NCRC

NCRC is interested in hearing your story as we aim to understand the impact recent executive actions have had on organizations within our network. Please take 5-10 minutes to tell us about your experience. Your feedback is crucial to informing our advocacy efforts and the needs of our network. [Submit survey]

News

212 Community Development Organizations Call On Congress To Restore CDFI Funding That Boosts Growth

By NCRC

Congress should reassert the power of the purse by restoring Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) funding and programming recently frozen by the Executive Branch, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) and 211 local community development advocates urged in a letter to legislators on Friday, February 28. [Read more]

Views

The Federal Workforce, The Creation of the Black Middle Class, and its Tenuous Future: A Black History Month Reflection

By Joseph Dean

The federal government has played a unique role in the labor history of Black Americans. Attacks on the federal workforce are essentially attacks on Black wealth. [Read more]

Events

Stronger Together: Nonprofit Partnerships In Disaster Recovery

March 18, 2 - 3:30 pm ET

Join NCRC's National Training Academy for this webinar that will help leaders align recovery efforts with agency capacity, optimize fundraising and navigate key partnerships. Together, we'll strengthen your nonprofit’s impact and ensure responsible stewardship of community resources. [Register here]

Get Funded: How to Prepare Your Business for Loan Approval

March 13, 10 am - 12 pm ET

Join NCRC's Community Development Fund for this workshop where you'll learn what lenders expect from small businesses, how to present financial statements, and ways to improve your creditworthiness. Gain insights on assembling a comprehensive loan package to increase your chances of approval and secure funding to grow your business. [Register here]

In The News

Change Labs Offers Navajo Entrepreneurs Tools For Business Success

By Anna Ehrick Cronkite

Change Labs receives funding from a variety of places, including Wells Fargo Bank’s Invest Native Initiative, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Native Voices Rising and the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco. [Read more]

On Our Radar

Judge Wants To Hear From Top Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Official About The Agency's Dismantling

By Peter Charalambous, ABC News

US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson -- who expressed concern the CFPB might be "choked out of its very existence" -- said she plans to hold a hearing next Monday to get testimony from CFPB Chief Operating Officer Adam Martinez and others about the state of the agency tasked with protecting American consumers. [Read more]

Resources

Work And Meet At The Just Economy Club
It's a DC hub for 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. [Read more]

Learning & Training Hub
Register for NCRC's catalog of professional development courses. [Learn more]

Research And Reports
We have an extensive library of research and reports that dates back many years! [View all]

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]

Sign And Share The Just Economy Pledge
Help us expand the movement for a Just Economy. [Sign and Share]

Member Hub
NCRC members: Don't forget you have access to our member hub! Learn more about membership here. You can join as an organization or an individual.