Eileen Divringi, Author at NCRC

Why Organizations Should Invest in Home Repairs to Improve Health

By Eileen Divringi / March 5, 2020 / Views / 11 minutes of reading

This article originally appeared on Shelterforce. A closer look at the relationship between health and the home repair needs of lower-income households. Medical and public health research has established clear and persuasive links between poor housing conditions and negative outcomes for residents’ physical and mental wellbeing. Inadequate housing can exacerbate chronic health issues, expose occupants to […]

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HUD’s Proposed AFFH Rule Would Set Back Years of Progress

By Kristina Musante and Maxim Applegate / March 4, 2020 / Views / 5 minutes of reading

Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed a new AFFH rule that would reverse years of progress by no longer enforcing meaningful community participation in the fair housing planning process.

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Does This Economy Work for Black Americans?

By Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Jamie Buell / March 3, 2020 / Views / 2 minutes of reading

There are nearly 50 million African Americans in the U.S. today. Though the African American population continues to rise, their share of the nation’s wealth isn’t keeping up, according to the National Community Reinvestment Coalition’s recent African American Racial Wealth Divide Snapshot.

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Could Adequate Small Business Lending Data Be on the Horizon?

By Ali Lederer / March 2, 2020 / Views / 3 minutes of reading

Proper implementation of Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act would reveal who is receiving small business loans and where they are located.

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NCRC applauds Court-Ordered Implementation for Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act

By NCRC / February 26, 2020 / Press Releases / 2 minutes of reading

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a settlement agreement with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California that outlines court-ordered deadlines for implementation of Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act.

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Eliminating Financial and Physical Barriers to Housing for People with Disabilities in Philadelphia

By Mythea Mazzola / February 21, 2020 / Field Notes / 4 minutes of reading

Accessible and affordable housing is a prevalent issue in major cities. In 2016, Philadelphia was found to have the highest disability rate among the ten largest cities in the U.S. with 16% of Philadelphians identified as having a disability.

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OCC, FDIC Makes Prudent Choice With Extension of CRA Comment Period

By Alyssa Wiltse-Ahmad / February 19, 2020 / Press Releases / 2 minutes of reading

“Although the OCC and FDIC did not extend the comment period the additional 60 days that NCRC, our members and members of Congress called for several weeks ago, the agencies still made a prudent choice with a 30-day extension,” said Jesse Van Tol, NCRC CEO.

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Amanda Palmer

By Alyssa Wiltse-Ahmad / February 11, 2020 / About Us / 1 minute of reading

Communications Manager, CDFI apalmer@ncrc.org 202-464-2703 Amanda Palmer serves as the Communications Manager, CDFI. Prior to joining NCRC, Amanda worked at Credible Behavioral Health, Inc. as the Executive Assistant to Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President. She has over 15 years’ experience working in various industries, including nonprofit and healthcare. She received her bachelor’s degree

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Trump’s Annual Budget Proposal Bad for Economic Justice

By NCRC / February 10, 2020 / Press Releases / 2 minutes of reading

Today, the Trump Administration released its FY 2021 budget proposal, which would either eliminate or drastically reduce funding for numerous federal housing and community development programs that help lower-income families climb into the middle class.

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Rural America Is Also Facing An Affordable Housing Crisis

By Mythea Mazzola / February 7, 2020 / Field Notes, Views / 5 minutes of reading

People experiencing homelessness in rural areas are often referred to as the “hidden homeless.”

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Could Lack of Impact Assessment in OCC and FDIC Proposal Break CRA?

By Josh Silver / February 6, 2020 / Views / 6 minutes of reading

A cardinal rule of any rulemaking is that a federal agency must use data and analysis to assess the impact of its proposed changes to a regulation. Based on NCRC’s analysis so far, it appears that the OCC and FDIC have flagrantly violated this fundamental rule.

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I fell for America’s white lie, entrepreneurship

By Monica Grover / January 31, 2020 / Views / 5 minutes of reading

Entrepreneurship is a capital-intensive experience which makes it quite challenging for those with little access to capital to pursue.

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Myths and Facts: A review of Otting testimony on proposed changes to the Community Reinvestment Act

By NCRC / January 29, 2020 / Policy, Testimony & Regulatory Comments / 9 minutes of reading

The Comptroller of the Currency, Joseph M. Otting, submitted testimony in advance of his appearance before the House Financial Services Committee on Jan. 29, 2020. His testimony cited and challenged NCRC’s analysis of a proposal to overhaul rules that enforce the Community Reinvestment Act. This is NCRC’s response to Otting’s testimony.

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Community Leaders Speak Up Against Proposed Changes to CRA

By Alyssa Wiltse-Ahmad / January 29, 2020 / Press Releases / 6 minutes of reading

“We know our community leaders are extremely well-informed and understand both the dangers of the proposed rule changes and also the vagueness of some of the most important details,” said Jesse Van Tol, NCRC’s CEO.

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NCRC Civil Rights Testing Finds Discriminatory Practices in Housing

By Jake Lilien / January 24, 2020 / Field Notes / 3 minutes of reading

The practice of restricting neighborhoods to certain races or incomes was a significant part of America’s segregated past. Discrimination in lending and housing is generally less overt than it used to be, but it’s still a problem.

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