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NCRC’s Community Benefits Agreement Is Helping LHOME Bring Fair Lending to Louisville

By Rachel Zeeve / October 31, 2019 / Field Notes / 4 minutes of reading

Becoming a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) has allowed the Louisville Housing Opportunities and Micro-Enterprise Community Development Loan Fund, Inc. (LHOME), a NCRC member organization, to provide affordable housing and facilitate small business startups in low- to moderate-income (LMI) areas of the city.

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Member Spotlight: Sacramento Housing Alliance

By Alexandria Robinson / October 23, 2019 / Field Notes / 7 minutes of reading

In this Q&A, SHA Director of Public Policy Veronica Beaty discusses the importance of affordable housing and the organization’s recent policy objectives.

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Reparations Can Help Bridge The Racial Wealth Divide

By Noor Adatia / October 15, 2019 / Field Notes / 4 minutes of reading

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

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Member Spotlight: Q&A with José Antonio Ramírez

By Alyssa Wiltse-Ahmad / October 7, 2019 / Field Notes / 3 minutes of reading

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Member Spotlight: Q&A with Angel Figueroa

By Alyssa Wiltse-Ahmad / September 30, 2019 / Field Notes / 3 minutes of reading

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

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Member Spotlight: Q&A with Aidza Antonio Thomas

By Alyssa Wiltse-Ahmad / September 23, 2019 / Field Notes / 3 minutes of reading

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.

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Member Spotlight: Q&A with Will Gonzalez, Esq

By Alyssa Wiltse-Ahmad / September 16, 2019 / Field Notes / 4 minutes of reading

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Explainer: How NCRC brings banks and local leaders together for community benefits agreements

By Alexandria Robinson / September 11, 2019 / Field Notes / 5 minutes of reading

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.

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Deep-rooted discrimination impacts health of LGBTQ community

By Emily Schreer / September 3, 2019 / Field Notes / 6 minutes of reading

As a result of the Trump Administration’s rollback of affordable healthcare and harsh cuts to affordable housing opportunities, many Americans are struggling with access to quality healthcare and stable housing. The combined toll of both of these issues, as well as pervasive and persistent discrimination, consistently put LGBTQ groups among the most affected. For decades,

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Member spotlight: Q&A with ANHD’s Jaime Weisberg

By Victoria Airapetian / August 26, 2019 / Field Notes / 9 minutes of reading

Jaime Weisberg is the senior campaign analyst at the Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development (ANHD), a member organization of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC).

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Wealth equity includes health equity

By Karen Kali and Emily Schreer / August 22, 2019 / Field Notes / 3 minutes of reading

NCRC will host a live webinar on September 5 about the role of health anchors and collaborative initiatives between hospital systems and community stakeholders.

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Reading list: Voices to broaden our horizons

By Noor Adatia / August 12, 2019 / Field Notes / 3 minutes of reading

From autobiographies on inspirational women to fictional novels set in African tribal nations, reading these books will provide you with a variety of diverse perspectives.

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CFPB calls for better reporting on elder financial abuse

By Karsten Monteverde / July 29, 2019 / Field Notes / 2 minutes of reading

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) just released an updated advisory calling on financial institutions to better report suspected elder financial exploitation, which is extremely underreported.

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Advocacy still necessary to ensure fair housing for all

By Tracy McCracken, Elizabeth Beauchamp and Noor Adatia / July 25, 2019 / Field Notes / 3 minutes of reading

Fair housing laws protect minorities from discrimination, but they haven’t eliminated bad behavior in the lending and housing industries.

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What to do when a storm hits your community

By NCRC / July 15, 2019 / Field Notes / 5 minutes of reading

Storms hit our member communities ever year. Other members will be available to offer assistance to those hit hardest. Here are some disaster preparedness and recovery suggestions.

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