CDFIs

Dear Congress: Don’t gut funding for CDFIs

06/22/18

Lawmakers should prioritize programs that improve economic development in underserved communities, as appropriators begin debating next year’s spending levels.

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Small businesses becoming more satisfied with fintech lenders: Survey

05/22/18

For many borrowers, near-guaranteed approvals and faster turnaround times are more important than the lower rates offered by banks and credit unions.

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Flexible boundaries and exams: How Treasury would modernize CRA

04/03/18

The Treasury's recommendations come as federal bank regulators have indicated they will soon release a proposal to reform Community Reinvestment Act policy.

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FHA is making progress on False Claims Act concerns: Carson

03/20/18

HUD Secretary Ben Carson told lawmakers that overly rigid False Claims Act enforcement had forced lenders to suffer financially for what were just minor errors, but that lenders' fears of being sued were dissipating.

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Banks want in on tax reform plan to spur investment in distressed areas

03/06/18

Banking and affordable housing advocates are encouraged by a provision in the tax reform legislation that could increase investment in underserved communities by allowing investors to defer capital gains taxes when they reinvest in federally chartered Opportunity Funds.

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How Trump’s budget affects CFPB, GSE fees, other bank priorities

02/12/18

The Trump administration’s 2019 budget highlights the administration’s goal of reining in the post-crisis regulatory apparatus, with proposed cuts for several agencies including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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U.S. Bank teams with nonprofit to help drive more loans to CDFIs

01/08/18

The Minneapolis bank is the first bank to join Community Reinvestment Fund's online service that matches small-business borrowers who don’t qualify for bank loans with community development financial institutions.

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Inside black-owned bank's plan to stay relevant and cause driven

12/11/17

OneUnited is trimming branches and expanding digital offerings as it builds its brand as a backer of social justice that develops innovative products such as a Black-Lives-Matter-themed debit card.

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Pioneering minority-run bank looks to turn the corner

11/20/17

Carver Bancorp, which has spent 70 years serving minorities in Harlem and surrounding neighborhoods, is struggling to turn a profit. As black-run banks nationwide struggle to stay afloat, Carver's CEO insists the institution is on the right track.

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Western Alliance in Ariz. invests in large CDFI

11/20/17

Clearinghouse CDFI will use funds from the $2 million investment to support affordable-housing and economic-development projects in communities and Native American reservations in California, Nevada and Arizona.

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