The poorly conceived addition of infrastructure as eligible community development will at best be under-utilized and at worst a giant sucking sound draining resources from LMI neighborhoods and even threatening some of them with physical destruction.
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) has added a new General Counsel.Â
NCRC Hires Brad Blower as New General Counsel Read More »
In the middle of a worldwide pandemic and national crisis, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has taken steps that could undermine the ability of states to protect their residents from the perils of high-cost loans.
OCC cracks open a debt trapdoor Read More »
As real estate agents scramble for new business, compliance with civil rights laws may not be the first thing on their minds. Yet evidence suggests that as housing sales plummeted in April, the amount of racial discrimination in the housing sales market plummeted alongside it.Â
Has COVID-19 Resulted in Less Racism in Housing Sales? Read More »
San Francisco was the most intensely gentrified city in America from 2013 to 2017, a new study found. But the emergence of COVID-19 exposed deep economic and social fault lines nationwide. While a small number of cities were booming, most were not.
House Financial Services Committee Chair Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), also a member of the Financial Services Committee, introduced yesterday a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rules finalized this month by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).Â
NCRC supports House resolution to overturn new CRA rules Read More »
By addressing the underlying sources of police brutality through structural change, governments and communities can prevent further acts of brutality and improve the overall health of the public.
Police brutality is not just a criminal justice issue, but a public health issue too Read More »
If you are interested in supporting Black Lives Matter, these resources may be helpful for you.
Resources to Help Support the Black Lives Matter Movement Read More »
As the novel coronavirus began to appear in the Deep South, we could see then the trajectory of this virus crashing into the existing virus of racism in our communities.
We Are Grieving, and Ready For Our Continued Pursuit of Justice Read More »
Digital Manager/CRM Lead mgeorgieva@ncrc.org 202-464-2713 Maria Georgieva is the Digital Manager and CRM Lead at NCRC, responsible for the overall online systems and constituent relationship management system. Prior to NCRC, Maria worked as a Business Systems Analyst and frontend web developer implementing Record Management Systems with local and state governments. She received her bachelor’s degree
This week, the Senate passed the Payment Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act, already passed by the House in May, sending the bill to the president, who is expected to sign it into law. While the act makes necessary improvements to the PPP, more needs to be done to ensure money is going to minority and women-owned businesses and the smallest small businesses.
NCRC Statement on New PPP Flexibility Act Read More »
NCRC members are on the front lines of work for economic justice across the nation, and many have responded and participated in Black Lives Matter protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd, and countless others, while in police custody.
NCRC members, allies respond to Black Lives Matter protests Read More »
As the coronavirus continues to cause devastation across the United States, nursing homes have become hotspots for COVID-19 exposure.
Nursing home residents, workers face disproportionately high rates of COVID-19 deaths Read More »
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) has added its first Director of Entrepreneurship.
NCRC Hires Kathryn Orr as New Director of Entrepreneurship Read More »
This is a painful moment for America, but especially and uniquely for African Americans who live with the threat of violence, injustice and police brutality every day, for communities where systemic racism undermines everything, and for a nation that has talked about these issues for too long and yet has been incapable of facing or correcting inequality that began with slavery.Â
We need the protests, and we need solutions Read More »
