Annually, these agencies serve over 85,000 households across the United States, with over 63,000 of those households falling under 80% of their regional median income levels. This grant funding will fuel their critical services, empowering families across the country to achieve housing stability and homeownership.
“We are deeply saddened by Irvin’s sudden passing,” said Jesse Van Tol, NCRC’s president and CEO. “As one of the founding board members of NCRC, he played a pivotal role in shaping our organization and was a tireless champion of our cause.”
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August 4, 2026, OLink.News, Money Leaves Every Neighborhood. A New Federal Rule Decides Whether It Comes Back. How much money moves because of that friction? Here is one measurable piece. When banks merge, they must show the deal benefits the public — and their CRA record is the evidence. Community groups have used that moment
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August 3, 2026, Next City, Trump’s Proposed Reinvestment Rules Would Undermine New Housing Law The NY Post quotes an unnamed senior White House official who singled out the Washington-based National Community Reinvestment Coalition, calling it the “biggest shakedown artist-in-chief.” The story goes on to errantly imply that several recent high-profile community benefit agreements serve as contributions
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August 3, 2026, BankingDive, OCC, FDIC Propose Another CRA Revamp In a statement Friday, Jesse Van Tol, CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, an advocacy group, said the proposal “dramatically weakens banks’ obligations to invest in working-class communities and threatens to undermine” affordable housing measures put into law just two weeks ago. “Bank capital drives
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August 3, 2026, The Edvocate, The Looming Financial Reckoning for Fintech Payment Firms — Here’s Why You Should Care The financial world is abuzz, and frankly, a bit on edge. U.S. lawmakers are locked in a heated debate right now, one that could profoundly reshape how we interact with our money and the companies that facilitate those
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August 3, 2026, The Credit Union Daily, Fed Regulators Look To Ease CRA Rules For Smaller Banks; Consumer Groups Blast Decision The proposal drew immediate criticism from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, which said the changes would substantially weaken banks’ obligations to support affordable housing, community development and economic opportunity.
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August 3, 2026, American Banker, JPMorgan Chase Pours In $750 Billion For Affordable Housing Chase’s announcement also comes on the heels of a similar community investment initiative rolled out in late July by Huntington Bancshares, based in Columbus, Ohio. Following meetings with more than 350 organizations, including members of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Huntington
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August 2, 2026, Davis Vanguard, Federal Proposal Weakens Bank Obligations To Underserved Communities Working-class communities could lose billions of dollars in financing for affordable housing, small businesses and jobs under a new federal proposal that would weaken banks’ obligations to serve low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) warned in a press
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July 31, 2026, HousingWire, Regulators Move To Narrow CRA, Drawing Fire From Advocates Jesse Van Tol, president and CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), said the proposal “weakens banks’ obligations to invest in working-class communities and threatens to undermine the affordable housing gains in the 21st Century Road to Housing Act entirely.” “Banks
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July 31, 2026, Scotsman Guide, Proposal To Overhaul Fair Lending Rules Draws Housing Industry Backlash The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) said in a statement that the proposal would “drastically weaken banks’ obligation to meet the credit needs of low- and moderate-income communities.” Jesse Van Tol, NCRC’s president and CEO, said that instead of helping
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July 31, 2026, TheStreet, A New Federal Rule Just Made Small-Business Credit Invisible Rise Economy, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Main Street Alliance, and Iowa business owner ReShonda Young sued the Bureau and Acting Director Russell Vought in Washington federal court in July 2025, represented by Democracy Forward.
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July 31, 2026, AP News, Regulators Propose Overhaul To Law Governing How Banks Lend To Low-And-Middle Income Communities In a summary of the changes, the bank regulators said these changes would ensure community development grants “are not diverted to activist causes or consumed by excessive operating costs.” Banks would also need to collect more detailed
July 31, 2026, American Banker, Trump Admin Revamp Of Anti-Redlining Law Targets Activist Groups “This is going to result in a significant decrease in bank investment and lending in working class communities across the country, but especially in rural areas,” said Jesse Van Tol, National Community Reinvestment Coalition CEO and president. “Small banks will no
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July 30, 2026, PR Newswire, Huntington Bank Commits $80 Billion to Support Affordable Housing, Small Businesses and Local Communities Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Nasdaq:?HBAN) today announced a new $80 billion Community Plan. The plan will help improve financial opportunities for consumers, businesses and communities with a focus on affordable housing, small business and community development investments. Huntington shaped the plan
