First Slate Of Just Economy Conference Speakers Announced! Join NCRC on March 29-30 for the 2023 Just Economy Conference and hear from Adrienne Harris, Superintendent of New York State Department of Financial Services; Michael Hsu, Acting Comptroller of the Currency; Jelani Cobb, Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism at Columbia Journalism School; Michael Barr, Vice Chair for Supervision at the Federal Reserve; Jackie Patterson, Founder & Executive Director of The Chisholm Legacy Projects; and Allan Golston, President of the U.S. Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. [Learn More]
Views
Funding For Racial Equity: Accelerate Private Investment In Underserved Rural Areas
Following the murder of George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter movement demanded concrete change from our political and economic institutions. Two years later, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition is evaluating the impact of banking institutions’ racial equity commitments and amplifying the experiences of our members in their relationship with private funders. [Read more]
News
NCRC Statement On Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Rule
“The Fair Housing Act does more than prohibit and restrict discriminatory practices. It requires HUD and its funding recipients to be proactive in advancing fair housing and remedying segregation. The 2015 AFFH regulation was an important and meaningful step toward requiring recipients to take this obligation seriously – but was rescinded by Trump administration opponents of civil rights very shortly after it went into effect. [Read more]
NCRC Delivers 2023 Policy Agenda To New Congress
The document’s recommendations for congressional and executive-branch action to promote economic justice are grouped along four core themes. Government action to build the Just Economy should be equitable, localized, forward-looking and oriented to community needs. [Read more]
Research
REDLINED: KeyBank Failed Black America Despite Its Commitments To Improve
Jason Richardson and Jad Edlebi
KeyBank disregarded commitments to improve lending to Black homeowners and potential homeowners. Federal data shows KeyBank now ranks at the bottom among the 50 largest mortgage lenders in the nation in the percentage of its borrowers who are Black, live in majority-minority or LMI neighborhoods and are people of color. [Read more]
Events
Remaking The Economy: Black Food Sovereignty, Community Stories
January 25
What does the struggle for Black food sovereignty look like at the local level? Join the conversation as Black food justice leaders from four communities—one from Mississippi, two from North Carolina, and one from New Jersey—share their experiences. In this Remaking the Economy webinar, participants will discuss the interconnections between food sovereignty, racial and economic justice, and community building. [Register here]
The Number One Reason We Fall For Scams – And Ways To Avoid Them
January 31
Our emotions lead to every decision we make in life. Scammers have become sophisticated in how they obtain our information. Fraud has existed in various shapes and sizes for years. None of us is immune to schemes that have proven their staying power. A common tactic is to seek to exploit basic human emotions such as excitement or fear to provoke a spontaneous ‘gut reaction’ to the scam offer. Such scams also abuse people’s trust by making a scam look like a legitimate offer from a reputable business or official institution. [Register here]
Film Screening: Go-Go City: Displacement & Protest In Washington, DC
February 2
Go-Go City: Displacement & Protest in Washington, DC, a documentary film by Samuel George of the Bertelsmann Foundation, dives into this rich and colorful tapestry and the forces behind the gentrification that stand to mute it. The film interweaves scenes of protest as displaced communities take to the streets to rally around the city’s beloved Go-Go music. [Register here]
CRA Basics
February 23
Banks have the capital to be a catalyst for change in your neighborhood and can be critical community partners. Join us to learn about the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and explore how the CRA can be used to increase reinvestment in your communities. This presentation will also cover how NCRC uses the CRA to secure community benefit agreements with banks. This is crucial information for anyone working towards a Just Economy. Whether you haven’t attended a CRA Basics before, or it’s just been a while, you won’t want to miss it. [Register here]
2023 Just Economy Conference
March 29-30
The Just Economy Conference is the national event for community, business, foundation, policy and government leaders who want a nation that not only promises but delivers opportunities for all Americans to build wealth and live well. National and local luminaries, visionaries and changemakers gather to network, share ideas, learn and ask hard questions to chart out a better future. [Register here]
In the News
Community Reinvestment Group Plans To Put KeyBank's Regulators On Notice
By Allissa Kline, American Banker
One month after releasing a highly critical report about KeyBank's mortgage lending record to Black borrowers, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition is taking its concerns to regulators. [Read more]
PNC Closing 2 More Pittsburgh-Area Locations, Including Vandergrift Branch
By Joyce Hanz, Tribe Live
According to data from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), branch closure rates doubled during the pandemic, with 9% of all U.S. branch locations closing between 2017 and 2021, resulting in about 7,500 brick-and-mortar banks shuttering. [Read more]
On Our Radar
Some Black Homeowners Could Have A Clear Way To Challenge Racist Appraisals
By Debra Kamin, The New York Times
Many Black homeowners who suspect that discrimination led to an unfair appraisal of their house could request a review and a potential do-over, under a federal proposal that will likely go into effect this year. [Read More]
White House Prepares New Tenant Protections, Alarming Housing Industry
By Katy O'Donnell, Politico
Democrats want the administration to enact new restrictions on rent hikes and punish landlords they accuse of price-gouging -- “not just principles, not just guidelines, but what can the president do through executive action to lighten the burden on people and put more money in their pockets,” Bowman said in an interview. [Read more]
Resources
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]
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 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]
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