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Moment of Trust: How Healthcare Professionals and Systems Can Advance Health Equity

Health inequities in the United States have seemingly been exacerbated during the recent coronavirus outbreak. Unfortunately, prior to this pandemic, certain groups like low-income families, patients who do not speak English as a primary language and people of color were among the most susceptible to be treated unfairly and lack appropriate access to care and resources.

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American Banker: Will OCC plan silence some critics of bank M&A?

“This is going to make it harder for community groups to engage in the process,” said Jesse Van Tol, CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. “These are substantial changes that are being presented as a technical update, with almost none of those changes being advertised. So yeah — it’s sort of a stealth maneuver.”

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The New York Times: Mortgage Lenders Consider Plan to Suspend Payments Amid Crisis

Groups including the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, which promotes fairness in lending and housing, were scheduled to meet with representatives from the country’s largest mortgage lenders on Thursday, according to the coalition’s chief executive officer, Jesse Van Tol.

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National and Community Groups Call on FDIC, OCC to Suspend CRA Rulemaking for COVID-19

A diverse coalition of community-based organizations called on the OCC and the FDIC to immediately suspend the comment period for the proposed changes to CRA until after the health and financial crisis brought on by the coronavirus global pandemic is over.

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NCRC Applauds Federal Reserve, FDIC, OCC Efforts to Expand CRA Credit for Activities in Response to COVID-19

Today, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a joint statement providing guidance to financial institutions on how they can receive credit on their Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) activities to low- and moderate-income people and communities affected by the coronavirus. 

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