Opportunity Zones 2.0: What You Need to Know and How to Act Now April 2026 Opportunity Zones 2.0: What You Need to Know and How to Act Now April 2026 P What Are Opportunity Zones 2.0? Opportunity Zones 2.0 (OZ 2.0) is an updated federal investment incentive program created under the 2025 One Big Beautiful […]
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Brief 2 outlines how some of the identified barriers cut across multiple areas of community development and highlights solutions that could be implemented by actors from multiple sectors.
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This brief explains why NCRC rethought the goals our 2025 Just Economy Summit and how over 150 community development leaders shared in developing solutions.
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This brief series highlights the ongoing issues present in our new regulatory environment for affordable housing, workforce development and small business development leaders and possible solutions towards producing better outcomes for communities that were discussed at NCRC’s Nashville Summit this past September.
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2025 NCRC Mortgage Market Series PART 7: Investor Lending Analysis This report tracks investor lending for second homes and rentals—showing volatility, concentration in Florida/vacation markets, and large demographic gaps. January 2026 PART 7: Investor Lending Analysis This report tracks investor lending for second homes and rentals—showing volatility, concentration in Florida/vacation markets, and large demographic gaps.
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Invest in a Future Where Everyone Has a Fair Shot To Grow Thrive Succeed Build A Future Cy pres awards allow nonprofits to investigate, document, and publicize abuses and to pursue vital consumer education and protection projects that are not funded through traditional grant making entities. Cy Pres Inquiries If you are a settlement administrator,
Columbia Bank’s expanded Community Benefits Agreement commits a further $2.5 billion to California communities.
2025 NCRC Mortgage Market Series PART 6: How Major Builders Serve Their Communities Spotlight on top performers delivering real community access—and others whose practices reinforce barriers to homeownership PART 6: How Major Builders Serve Their Communities Spotlight on top performers delivering real community access—and others whose practices reinforce barriers to homeownership Series Introduction Part 6
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The OCC’s new crypto charters for Circle and other stablecoin firms are “a bad idea that will inevitably do material harm to hardworking families.”
With President Trump walking away from fair lending enforcement, it’s more important than ever to report fair lending violations.
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The National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Rise Economy and the Woodstock Institute are suing the Trump administration to protect the CFPB.
A new proposal from the Trump administration weakening the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) is an outright assault on civil rights in lending.
2025 NCRC Mortgage Market Series PART 5: Top 50 Home Purchase Lenders Analysis for 2024 What the top 50 lenders tell us about the limits of regulation and the future of fair housing PART 5: Top 50 Home Purchase Lenders Analysis for 2024 What the top 50 lenders tell us about the limits of regulation
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A flaw in the structure of SNAP benefits has serious unintended consequences for recipients working to rise up the economic ladder.
Trapped by Success: How Benefits Cliffs Undermine Economic Mobility for Single Mothers Read More »
Using the government shutdown to shutter the CDFI Fund is a mistake and the layoffs will harm local economies nationwide.
NCRC Statement on Backward Decision to Shutter the CDFI Fund Read More »
