NCRC & AFR Statement for Improved Lending Data.
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Multi-Trillion Dollar Lifeline “Saves” Wall Street, Homeowners Left to Fail
Washington, DC – One year ago, the Lehman Brothers investment bank failed. That event resulted in the largest bailout of the financial services industry in history. To date, more than $23 trillion dollars has been provided in investments, loans and guarantees, according to the Special Inspector General overseeing the bailout. But the core problem that triggered the crisis has yet to be fully addressed. Until the home foreclosure crisis has been addressed, the banking system and the economy will remain largely crippled.
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Support the Movement to expand the Community Reinvestment Act!
The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on expanding the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) next Wednesday, September 16 at 10 a.m. EST. NCRC’s President and CEO, John Taylor, will be testifying at this important hearing. buy zyprexa online buy zyprexa online no prescription Click HERE to sign the petition and join thousands of others in
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NCRC Mourns the Passing of Senator Edward Kennedy
NCRC Mourns the Passing of Senator Edward Kennedy
Washington, DC – John Taylor, the president and CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, today made this statement: “Senator Edward Kennedy was without peer as a Congressional leader; the inspiration he has provided to generations is sore comfort for our sorrow at his loss. His passing is deeply felt by all who strive for a more just society."
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NCRC announces support for Employee Free Choice Act
July 30th, 2009
Washington, DC -The National Community Reinvestment Coalition, an association of over 600 community organizations dedicated to expanding access to capital and credit, today announced its support for Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). The Employee Free Choice Act would expand the right of working people to expand unions to bargain collectively in their work place. NCRC endorsed EFCA out of a deep concern for the pervasive violation of the working people when they attempt to exercise their basic freedom to form unions.
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Jim Carr Testifies Before the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Subcommittee
July 16th
Jim Carr, NCRC Chief Operating Officer, testifies before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology on the subject of "Regulatory Restructuring: Safeguarding Consumer Protection and the Role of the Federal Reserve".
John Taylor Testifies Before the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee
July 16th
NCRC’s President and CEO John Taylor testifies before the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee Hearing on "Community and Consumer Advocates" Perspective on the Obama Administration’s Financial Regulatory Reform Proposal.
Industry Spends Taxpayer Money Trying to Avoid Accountability
July 3, 2009
Washington, DC – The financial services industry is considering a series of ads attacking the Obama Administration’s proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency, according to Dow Jones. The ads are distasteful and inappropriate, considering that the taxpayers have heavily subsidized the financial system as a result of the irresponsible and abusive lending products and practices of the financial industry.
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Efforts to Weaken Consumer Protection Agency Underway
July 9, 2009
Washington, DC – The bill introduced by Congress yesterday to createthe Consumer Financial Protection Agency leaves out critical consumerprotections originally proposed by President Obama. In particular, theproposal leaves the power to enforce the Community Reinvestment Actwith the existing bank regulatory agencies. The change comes as thefinancial industry spends millions of dollars attempting to weakenconsumer protections.
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New Release!
The National Council of Negro Women, in partnership with the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, released a report "Assessing the Double Burden: Examining Racial and Gender Disparities in Mortgage Lending," which is the third report in the NCRC "Income Is No Shield" series. Among its principal findings are that minorities are much more likely to receive high-cost home mortgage loans than their white counterparts, and that, in many instances, disparities by race widen as income levels for minorities increase.
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New Report Details Experience of Minority Women in the Subprime Lending Market & Disparate Treatment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jesse Van Tol (202) 464-2709 June 4, 2009 jvantol@ncrc.org On Anniversary of Passage of Voting Rights for Women, New Report Details Experience of Minority Women in the Subprime Lending Market and
John Taylor, NCRC President and CEO, Meets with President Obama at the White House
On May 22, 2009, John Taylor attended the bill signing of the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act at the White House. Following the signing, Taylor encouraged the President to support CRA modernization. Historically supportive of CRA, President Obama said that he looks forward to a more detailed conversation with NCRC in the future,
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Secretaries Geithner & Donovan Announce Changes to Making Home Affordable Program at NCRC
NCRC says program should move toward mandatory participation by lenders & servicers.
Secretaries Geithner & Donovan at NCRC to Announce Changes to Making Home Affordable Program
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John Taylor, NCRC president & CEO, Appointed to OTS Minority Depository Institutions Council
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