NCRC Statement On Firing Of CFPB Dir. Rohit Chopra
Community advocates react to the news that President Donald Trump has fired CFPB Director Rohit Chopra.
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Predatory Lending Is Hurting Small Businesses. Here’s How You Can Fight Back.
Small business loans are hard to come by for Black-owned businesses — in part because of predatory lending. Here’s what we’re doing about it.
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Strong Holiday Spending Masks Consumer Debt Woes: January 2025 Race, Jobs and the Economy Update
The January jobs report showed mixed prospects despite strong holiday spending.
How Algorithms and Monopolies Hurt Tenants – and How Tech Can Help
An alleged price-fixing scheme in the rental housing market is putting RealPage in the spotlight — and offering an opportunity to use algorithms for good.
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NCRC Community Development Fund Receives $300,000 Grant from Santander Bank
The grant from Santander will allow NCRC CDF to expand support for small business owners.
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The Labor Market This Year Ends On A Cautious Note: December 2024 Race, Jobs, and the Economy Update
The US economy is delicately poised as the year winds down.
NCRC Announces Fellowship For Equitable Development Cohort For 2024-2025
The NCRC Fellowship for Equitable Development provides NCRC member organizations with fresh talent and develops the next generation of economic justice leaders.
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Important Tax Policy Fights Are Coming. Here Are The Ones Economic Justice Advocates Should Look Out For In 2025.
Several tax policies that are crucial for progress on economic justice are under threat in the new Congress.
A Fragile Economy Awaits President-Elect Trump’s Promised Upheavals: November 2024 Race, Jobs, and the Economy Update
The next Trump presidency is likely to bring major upheaval to the economy. Here’s how it’s faring as the sun sets on the Biden economy.
NCRC and HSBC Announce $25 Million Partnership to Advance Economic Opportunities in Low- and Moderate-Income Communities
The new NCRC-HSBC partnership agreement launches in January 2025.
Neighborhood Mental Health Outcomes Are Connected To Mortgage Lending Volumes, New Study Finds
Mental health outcomes are better in neighborhoods with higher volumes of mortgage lending, a research insight that was not possible prior to recent NIH-funded data tools.
CFPB Study Confirms Advocates’ Findings That Small Business Lending Has A Big Racial Discrimination Problem
Advocates have long sounded alarms over racial discrimination in small business lending. New CFPB work validates those concerns.
Capital One Buries News Of Potential Fines That Could Make Its Discover Merger ‘Unlikely’ To Be Approved Under Federal Rules
The Capital One-Discover merger timeline has already moved back. Now they’re quietly acknowledging a new and significant threat to the merger’s approval.
30-Year Freeze: Lack Of Progress On Racial Wealth Gap Since 1990s Signals Need To Try New Tactics
America tried a lot of different things to repair racial economic inequality over the past three decades. The racial wealth gap barely moved.
NCRC Statement on NY AG Filing on Capital One-Discover Merger
The merger review process should be transparent, not a back-room deal between bankers and their regulators.
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