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** Just News
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for May 27, 2022

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

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** Announcements
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Next Generation Of Community Development Leaders: Join NCRC For The Emerging Leaders Reception At The 2022 Just Economy Conference
NCRC invites young professionals to join us for the Emerging Leaders Reception, Monday, June 13, 2022, from 5 to 6 pm ET in Washington, DC, during the 2022 Just Economy Conference. NCRC’s Emerging Leaders Reception is a networking event for young professionals from across the country pursuing a career in the community development field. [Register here ([link removed]) ]

2022 Advocacy Week Policy Agenda
Our 2022 Advocacy Week Policy Agenda serves to prepare attendees of NCRC’s Advocacy Week to meet with their members of Congress during our Just Economy Conference. It is a call to action on three core issues, discussed in detail below: strengthen and expand the Community Reinvestment Act; strengthen Section 1071 of ECOA; and provide full and equitable funding for community investments (including housing). [Download the agenda here ([link removed]) ]


** News
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NCRC, Columbia Bank And Umpqua Bank Complete $8.1 Billion Community Benefits Plan To Advance Economic Opportunity For Underserved Communities
By NCRC
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Columbia Bank and Umpqua Bank announced an $8.1 billion Community Benefits Plan that builds on both bank’s commitment to advance economic opportunity for individuals and support small business formation in historically underserved communities throughout its footprint. [Read more ([link removed]) ]


** Views
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The Stark Banking Challenges Facing Rural Communities
By Jason Richardson and Isaiah Whitman
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is taking a renewed interest in rural banking consumers and the particular effects of some worrisome industry trends on areas of the country with lower population density... As NCRC has shown, rural branch deserts, where no branches exist for ten miles, have been increasing and threaten the rural economies that depend on smaller community banks. [R ([link removed]) ead more ([link removed]) ]


** Field Notes
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NCRC Member Profile: Gary Housing Authority
By Taryl Bonds
NCRC’s membership includes more than 600 community-focused organizations in 44 states. Here’s an introduction to one of them, Gary Housing Authority from their Executive Director and CEO Taryl Bonds. [Read more ([link removed]) ]


** Policy
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NCRC Calls On Federal Reserve To Refrain From Issuing CBDC
For the reasons mentioned in this letter, we believe strongly that the Federal Reserve should not pursue a program to issue a central bank digital currency. An intermediated CBDC presents an existential threat to community reinvestment activities. [R ([link removed]) ead more ([link removed]) ]


** Events
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Advocacy Week Prep Meeting
May 31 , 1:30 Pm EDT – 2:30 Pm EDT
Join NCRC’s policy team to prepare for the 2022 Advocacy Week. They will share best practices and tips to navigate your upcoming meetings with your representatives and/or senators. This session will help strengthen your advocacy skills to fight for a #JustEconomy. [Register here ([link removed]) ]

UNC Greensboro’s Racial Equity In Homeownership Symposium
June 3, 12:00- 2:00 pm EDT
Join NCRC’s Senior Research Analyst, Bruce Mitchell PhD, for Part I of a two-part series on home ownership – “Racial Equity in Home Ownership. ” They’ll be talking about disparate rates of home ownership, the income gap between Black and white families, historical disinvestment in Black communities, access to credit, and the burden of student loan debt, and will consider policy solutions and best practices. [Register here ([link removed]) ]

2022 Just Economy Conference
June 13-14
Less than a month until the 2022 Just Economy Conference, the national event for community, policy, government, business and foundation leaders working toward a just economy that not only promises but delivers to all Americans opportunities to build wealth and live well. We want to see you there! [Register here ([link removed]) ]


** In the News
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Bank Mergers Face More Public Hearings, Scrutiny Under Biden
By Evan Weinberger, Bloomberg Law
Public merger hearings also provide insight into what bank regulators are thinking about a deal, said Jesse Van Tol, president and CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. “We think they enhance the transparency of the approval process that’s otherwise totally behind the scenes,” he said. [Read more ([link removed]) ]

The Black Homeownership Gap In Cedar Rapids
By KCRG
According to the 2020 National Community Reinvestment Coalition Home Mortgage Report, home loan originations to majority-minority neighborhoods declined to 18.5% in that year from 19.1% just two years prior. January 2022 data also shows that the homeownership gap between Black and white Americans is currently the widest it’s been in 100 years. [Read more ([link removed]) ]


** On Our Radar
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Biden Calls For Tougher Gun Controls After Texas School Shooting
By Jon Henley, The Guardian
President Joe Biden has called for tougher gun controls and asked why the US is “willing to live with this carnage” after a teenage gunman murdered at least 19 children and two adults in the country’s deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade. [Read more ([link removed]) ]

Launch Of The UC Center For Climate, Health And Equity
By Dan Fost, University of California San Francisco
The University of California Center for Climate, Health and Equity, dedicated to the proposition that “taking action on climate change is one of the most powerful health interventions of our time,” will officially launch this week with a series of high-level conversations open to the public online. [Read more ([link removed]) ]

States Are Mandating Asian American History Lessons To Stop Bigotry
By Marian Chia-Ming Liu, The Washington Post
As anti-Asian attacks surge nationwide, a movement is hoping to combat hate with history, pushing states to require lessons on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in public schools... A growing number of lawmakers, along with teachers, students, parents and business leaders, aim to head off these attacks partly by teaching children that the Asian American community is American, too — and that Asian American history is also American history. [Read more ([link removed]) ]


** Resources
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A DC Hub for Nonprofits, Events and Work
For nonprofits and social sector ventures in DC: Do your work and meetings at the new Just Economy Club in DC. It’s hosted by NCRC in the historic Union Trust building at 15th and H Streets, just around the corner from The White House. [Read more ([link removed]) ]

New Learning & Training Hub
Our new learning management system is live! It is designed with you in mind, offering a more robust experience for every kind of learner. [Learn ([link removed]) more ([link removed]) ]

Browse Our Collection of 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 ([link removed]) ]

Browse Our Collection of Racial Wealth Snapshots
Over the past two years, NCRC has put together a catalog of Racial Wealth Snapshots. [View all ([link removed]) ]

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 ([link removed]) ]

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

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] ([link removed])

TreasureCRA Page
CRA will be essential for COVID-19 economic recovery in the communities hardest hit by the pandemic. Use the tools on this page to reach your friends and local leaders. [Read more] ([link removed])

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