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Community Reinvestment Association of North Carolina |
…promoting and protecting community wealth |
Manufactured Housing Reform See a slideshow that explains how CRA-NC is rehabilitating the state's first non-profit owned land-lease park. |
NUESTRO BARRIO CURS shows that Nuestro Barrio delivers financial education to Latinos. NB wins 2009 Hope Award from the NAR. |
Paying More for the American Dream IV TARP-supported banks Reduced Lending Dramatically In Charlotte, 6 other cities, credit cuts back in minority communities. Press Release Press Release: Don't give TARP money to RAL providers. Skillern wins a 2009 Reliable Ally Award. Mo' Money Taxes Out of North Carolina CRA-NC's advocacy spotlights the firm's outrageous advertising and illegal disclosures. NC COB accepts their decision to withdraw from NC licensure as a refund loan provider. Mo' Money changes their name to MoneyCo USA. |
PRESS ROOM |
Lehigh Acres, FL is an epicenter of the foreclosure crisis. |
Foreclosures in Durham: a 2008 report, presented in the NCGA, is an early warning. |
The "CRA-NC Crew" talks about our ongoing fight to curb RALS and end predatory lending practices |
FAST CASH, LESS REFUND CRA-NC's new report on refund anticipation loans in North Carolina. Released 1/19/10 in partnership with NEDAP, Woodstock, and CRC. |
CRA-NC supports the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act (HR 1479). Sign on to express your support here. |
NEW: Our analysis of high-cost lending in NC by Wells Fargo & Wachovia. |
updated October 13th, 2010 |
Modify This! |
North Carolina and New York housing counselors converged on Washington, DC this fall to demand changes to HAMP and other loan modification programs. |
What Matters As one of five finalists in the TCF's What Matters Competion, CRA-NC was asked to produce a 3-min video showing how we use innovation to address our region’s growth and diversity. |
The Unbanked This year has witnessed extensive disruption in alternative financial services. Pacific Capital Ceases RALs JP Morgan Chase Ceases RALs Follow news on the unbanked at Bank Talk |
CRA Modernization Regulators have called hearings for testimony on how the Community Reinvestment Act and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act can be updated to better fulfill their roles in encouraging lending, investments, and services by financial institutions in low-and-moderate income communites. Peter Skillern testimony on CRA (August 8, 2010, Atlanta) Adam Rust testimony on HMDA (July 15, 2010, Atlanta) |
Breakthrough in Predatory Lending Fight The OTS Issues Supervisory Directive Against MetaBank This action (October 6th) thwarts a new entrant into the Refund Anticipation Loan market. Eliminates MetaBanks high cost payday product, the i-advance, that was available through NetSpend cards. Read the CRA-NC press release. Our March 30th Comment Letter to OTS Joint Letter Urging the OCC and FDIC to Stop RALs |
