In this Q&A, SHA Director of Public Policy Veronica Beaty discusses the importance of affordable housing and the organization’s recent policy objectives.Â
Member Spotlight: Sacramento Housing Alliance Read More »
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) and 45 additional community and fair housing organizations have submitted a joint comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) encouraging the department to maintain the disparate impact standard, which the agency has proposed to weaken.
Fair Housing Advocates Submit Comment Letter to HUD on Disparate Impact Read More »
NCRC’s DC Women’s Business Center (WBC) celebrated women entrepreneurs at the 2019 Just Ambitious Small Business Awards ceremony on October 9!
2019 Just Ambitious Awards Read More »
Ever since the abolition of slavery more than 150 years ago, African Americans have been suffering from oppressive structures that uphold poverty. These enduring systems have resulted in the income and wealth disparities between Black and White communities we see today
Reparations Can Help Bridge The Racial Wealth Divide Read More »
To honor our Hispanic and Latino members during Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re shining the spotlight this month on four leaders whose work embodies what it means to give everyone in our communities a chance at economic justice.
Member Spotlight: Q&A with José Antonio RamÃrez Read More »
Special Assistant to the Chief of Community Development bfriend@ncrc.org 202-464-2728 Brenda Friend has held the position of Special Assistant to the Chief, Community Development, since June 2018. Â Prior to coming to the GROWTH team, she served as the Executive Director for The Greater Cumberland Committee (TGCC) for seven years, in which she demonstrated strong advocacy
Stronger data, better monitoring and bold policy proposals are needed to address the national crisis of racial wealth inequality. 2020 must be the year the nation starts to turn back the ongoing racial wealth divide.
How the Racial Wealth Divide is Weakening the American Middle Class Read More »
To honor our Hispanic and Latino members during Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re shining the spotlight this month on four leaders whose work embodies what it means to give everyone in our communities a chance at economic justice. Angel Figueroa is the co-founder, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the I-LEAD Charter
Member Spotlight: Q&A with Angel Figueroa Read More »
To honor our Hispanic members during Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re shining the spotlight this month on four leaders whose work embodies what it means to give everyone in our communities a chance at economic justice.
Member Spotlight: Q&A with Aidza Antonio Thomas Read More »
Today, 520 state and national community-based groups called on the three federal bank regulatory agencies that implement the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to not include a one-ratio metric in the upcoming proposed CRA rule change.Â
More than 500 community-based groups send CRA reform letter to regulators Read More »
To honor our Hispanic members during Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re shining the spotlight this month on four leaders whose work embodies what it means to give everyone in our communities a chance at economic justice.
Member Spotlight: Q&A with Will Gonzalez, Esq Read More »
Community benefits agreements (CBAs) are a way for banks to spell out, in writing, how they will satisfy CRA requirements when they merge. The agreements are between banks and community groups.
High-cost loans are often used as a proxy for subprime or even predatory mortgages. More accurate data on the loan price would go a long way to confirming if these loans are in fact dangerous, or if the higher interest rate reflects other legitimate factors.
NCRC’s HMDA 2018 methodology: How to calculate loan price Read More »
The result of the 2010 Dodd Frank Act, the 2015 CFPB rule and the 2018 Congressional update was the expansion of ethnicity fields in HMDA datat from one possible choice to five for both the applicant and co-applicant.
NCRC’s HMDA 2018 methodology: How to calculate race and ethnicity Read More »
There is growing recognition that wealth is a central indicator of the economic well-being and stability of households and that such low levels of wealth among blacks and Hispanics are a significant indicator of continuing deep racial economic inequality. Â
Small business lending and the racial wealth divide Read More »
