Research

Key Findings 30% of mortgages in 2018 went to older adults. 67% of older adults who took out mortgages were refinancing their homes and 68% of those used the mortgage to access the equity in their homes. Older borrowers were Whiter than younger borrowers. As with younger borrowers, there are racial disparities in interest rates

Under the proposed Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) regulatory changes to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), financing to improve stadiums located in low- and moderate-income (LMI) areas that are designated Opportunity Zones (OZ) would be credited to a bank, improving their CRA ratings. NCRC examined the

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) are proposing regulatory changes to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) that make it easier for banks to get an “Outstanding” rating while underserving people and communities with low- and moderate-incomes (LMI) that it was meant to help. Under the

Introduction Fintech, or “financial technology,” is an industry on the rise to assist in personal financial management and documentation in order to increase monetary security and reduce fraud and exploitation. The fintech industry utilizes specialized software and algorithms on electronic devices, such as computers and mobile phones, to detect unusual spending activity. This fairly new