Forty-four thousand people will have an asthma attack today and 36,000 kids will miss school due to asthma. Congress should be focused on any one of these problems today.
In a move that California Gov. Jerry Brown might see as L.A.'s "let them eat cake" moment, the city's Community Redevelopment Agency has set aside $5....
A Responsible Banking Act would require banks that want to make money by holding on to our city's cash to put forward a new generation of strategic plans for meeting the credit needs of New York's communities.
No matter how the new Congress decides to proceed towards job creation, there is low-hanging fruit that can be exploited at no cost to the taxpayer -- namely the Community Reinvestment Act.
CRA has a 30-year track record of success and, thanks to these proposed provisions, it will evolve with the needs of the new economy. CRA will extend its influence and continue to direct mainstream banks to underserved communities to ensure that families are not excluded from a fair lending market.
What if there was a law that told big corporations that they have responsibilities to the communities they serve? There is. It's called the Community Reinvestment Act and a fight over it's future is brewing in Congress.
by Zach Carter, Media Consortium blogger The crazy conservative assault on government spending has become one of the most irrational economic policy d...
If the Obama Administration is serious about protecting the average American, then Fannie and Freddie must have a public role in the financial markets. Don't throw out the baby with the bath water.
Pay No Attention to the Banker Behind the Curtain: Why the Republican "Alternative" Leaves Wall Street Pulling the Strings By John Taylor I've a feel...
WASHINGTON — Conservative Republicans are capitalizing on the troubles of community activist group ACORN – ranging from charges of voter r...
I've run out of patience with tired memes and discredited claims by fools and partisan. The rhetoric of those pushing nonsense on the public in an at...
This entry is cross-posted on the DMI blog. n yesterday's New York Times, Howard Husock at the Manhattan Institute repeated the tired old argument th...
This nation doesn't need a weaker CRA, but a re-conceived and far stronger tool in the effort to ensure ready access to quality, non-discriminatory, financial services in all communities.
The CRA isn't even an issue. But that won't stop the the likes of Rush and his progeny from saying it over and over again until all sorts of people believe it.
