Policy

Articles about NCRC policy issues.

Dissecting the 2026 Skinny Budget: A Closer Look at Cuts to Economic and Equity Programs

The Trump Administration’s fiscal plan for 2026, also known as the president’s “skinny budget,” proposes severe cuts to many programs that Americans rely on. The following cuts may have a significant impact for NCRC members:  Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Under the skinny budget, HUD will see a 46% cut in funding, including […]

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Swiped Away: How Rising Credit Card Fees Are Affecting Colorado’s Small Businesses

The Colorado General Assembly has recently introduced a bill that would protect small businesses from dubious credit card swipe fees that are cutting into their profits. The Swipe Fee Fairness and Consumer Safeguards Act seeks to level the playing field for small businesses by putting an end to the practices that allow swipe fees to

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2023 Advocacy Week Policy Agenda for the 118th Session of Congress

2023 Advocacy Week Agenda 118th Session of Congress Photo by: ©tonktiti – stock.adobe.com Investing in a Just Economy Our 2023 Advocacy Week Agenda serves to prepare attendees of NCRC Advocacy Week to meet with their members of Congress during our Just Economy Conference. It is a call to action on four core issues, discussed in

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2022 Advocacy Week Policy Agenda for the 117th Session of Congress

2022 Advocacy Week Policy Agenda 117th Session of Congress CONTENTS Photo by: ©tonktiti – stock.adobe.com Investing in a Just Economy Our 2022 Advocacy Week Policy Agenda serves to prepare attendees of NCRC’s Advocacy Week to meet with their members of Congress during our Just Economy Conference. It is a call to action on three core

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Letter from US Senators Sherrod Brown, Cory A. Booker, Benjamin L. Cardin, Ron Wyden, Richard J. Durbin asking for a strong Section 1071 rule

(Download) The Honorable Rohit Chopra Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street NW Washington, DC 20552 Re: Dodd-Frank Section 1071 Rulemaking Dear Director Chopra: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB or Bureau) proposed rule amending Regulation B to implement Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street

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Opportunity to provide feedback to newly launched Congressional Caucus on Social Determinants of Health

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Fact Sheet on Section 1071 Small Business Loan Data

What is Section 1071 Data? online pharmacy buy keflex online no prescription pharmacy online pharmacy buy zoloft online no prescription pharmacy The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 included Section 1071, which[1] mandated the collection and dissemination of data on applicants for loans to small businesses and women- and minority-owned firms.

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Letter of support for Dave Uejio as Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Department of Housing and Urban Development

August 4, 2021 The Honorable Sherrod Brown Chair, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 534 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Pat Toomey Ranking Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 534 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Re: Letter of support for Dave Uejio as Assistant

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Comment to FHFA on the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac 2022-2024 Underserved Market Plans

(Download) July 16, 2021 Marcea Barringer, Senior Policy Analyst Federal Housing Finance Agency, Eighth Floor 400 Seventh Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20219 Attention: Duty to Serve 2022-2024 RFI Dear Ms. Barringer, The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) appreciates the opportunity to publicly comment on the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) request for input on the Fannie Mae

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