July 25, 2011 — NCRC head John Taylor wrote Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke to request that the Federal Reserve hold public hearings in five cities and extend the comment period on the Capital One acquisition of ING Direct USA, citing serious and pervasive concerns about the deal. Download the Letter
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SAVE THE DATE! April 18 – 21, 2012 | Washington Court Hotel | Washington, DC Registration is OPEN for the 2012 NCRC Annual Conference, April 18-21 in Washington, DC! This multi-day gathering brings together hundreds of community leaders, development experts, bankers, legislators, regulators, academics and others. The conference is our premier training and networking event
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Washington, DC — President Obama is expected today to nominate the former Ohio state Attorney General Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In 2010, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) gave Cordray its prestigious Henry B. Gonzalez Award for outstanding public service, noting that he was a “shining example for state
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The Impact of the Proposed Qualified Residential Mortgage Definition on Home Opportunity in America Financial institutions will be exempt from the 5 percent risk retention requirement on certain types of mortgages, known as Qualified Residential Mortgages (QRMs). QRMs contain loan terms and practices that the regulatory agencies have determined are less likely to end up
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Unequal & Separate Lending System Between The Rich & Everyone Else, Throws Gas On Fire Undermining American Economy Washington, DC — John Taylor, president & CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), released this statement at a press conference with U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, Kay Hagan, and Mary Landrieu and U.S. Congressmen John Campbell
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NCRC’s Housing Counseling Network Offers Emergency Financial Assistance to Homeowners The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and NeighborWorks America recently announced the recipients of Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program (EHLP) grant funding. NCRC and its Housing Counseling Network (HCN) affiliates will receive funding to provide support to over 1400 households in approximately 13 states.
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Background on Housing Counseling With estimates showing a shadow inventory that numbers in the millions, it’s clear that the foreclosure crisis is not done wreaking havoc on the housing market. It seems that the ideal outcome for families, communities, and investors alike would include avoiding as many foreclosures as possible and keeping homes occupied. A
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Read letter: Opposing Moran (#391) To Gut CFPB and DeMint (#394) To Repeal Dodd-Frank Act by Americans for Financial Reform
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Washington, DC — John Taylor, President & CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, released this statement today about the Republican proposal to raise the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) minimum loan down payment to five percent. The proposal will be discussed at a House Financial Services Subcommittee hearing today. NCRC opposes an increase in the
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Background on Qualified Residential Mortgages The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (“Dodd-Frank”) promoted responsible lending by requiring financial firms to retain 5 percent of the credit risk when they sell loans to investors. Leading up to the crisis, mortgage firms did not carefully underwrite loans and then sold loans to
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NPR Radio | All Things Considered After several months of investigation into the so-called robo-signing scandal, federal banking regulators have issued cease-and-desist orders to 14 of the nation’s largest mortgage servicers. As a result, these firms — including Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo — will have to change the way they
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An Axe to the Heart of Consumer Protection: Politics As Usual Threaten to Undermine Meaningful Consumer Protection Consumer Groups Call on Congress to Cease Efforts Aimed to Undermine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Washington, DC – As the House Financial Services Committee prepares to meet this Thursday to vote on newly introduced bills aimed to
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(Un)affordable Housing | WGBH Radio 89.7 Over ten million cash-strapped renters are spending more than half their paycheck on rent and utilities, according to a new study from the Harvard University Joint Center For Housing Studies. At the same time that the housing market took a dive, construction on rental properties slowed, rentals became more
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NCRC’s 2011 National Achievement Award winners: Recipient of the National Community Reinvestment Award | Inez Killingsworth, Empowering & Strengthening Ohio’s People, Cleveland, OH Recipient of the William H. Proxmire Award | Manuel “Manny” T. Gauna, Tiempo, Inc., Phoenix, AZ Recipient of the James Leach Award | HOPE Enterprise Corporation, Jackson, MS Recipient of the James
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