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Read our comments on Federal CRA reform proposal

The FDIC released proposed rules for an interagency Community Reinvestment Act reform process today. The long-awaited proposal represents the most recent of many stalled efforts to update this anti-redlining law. 

August 8, 2022 at 3:44 pm read more

Comment Letter: Americans for Financial Reform Comment on CRA Reform

Woodstock Institute signed on to Americans for Financial Reform’s comment letter to the OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve Board of Governors regarding their Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Community Reinvestment Act. The letter emphasizes the importance of CRA’s...

August 8, 2022 at 9:55 am read more

Comment Letter: Downgrade TAB Bank’s CRA Exam Rating

Woodstock Institute joined a coalition letter led by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) urging the FDIC to downgrade the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) exam rating for TAB Bank. TAB Bank, based in Utah and regulated by the FDIC,...

July 5, 2022 at 11:36 am read more

Comment Letter: Illinois CRA Coalition Comment on Illinois CRA Rulemaking

Woodstock Institute co-leads the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act Coalition with Housing Action Illinois. The coalition submitted a letter with 32 organizations signed on to comment on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation’s (IDFPR) Advance Notice of Proposed...

December 29, 2021 at 4:42 pm read more
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Fact Book Data Sources: HMDA & CRA

Two federal laws, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) and Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), passed in the 1970s after a national grassroots advocacy campaign that uncovered examples of redlining – refusal to loan in a community due to bankers’...

December 6, 2021 at 9:46 pm read more

Comment Letter: Rescinding 2020 OCC CRA Rule

Woodstock Institute signed on to a letter led by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) supporting the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) harmful 2020 Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rule. NCRC, Woodstock, and other advocates support an...

October 29, 2021 at 4:45 pm read more
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Testimony of Horacio Mendez at Illinois Community Reinvestment Act rulemaking hearing

Illinois has a historic opportunity to ensure state banks, state credit unions, and mortgage companies invest mortgage capital equitably. The ability for the State of IL to hold all lenders accountable for the impact they have on the residents...

October 18, 2021 at 10:08 am read more
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CRA Mortgages: A Failure to Implement

CRA reform efforts must address the fact that federal regulators have rated 95% of banks Satisfactory or better even though data show fewer regulated lenders meeting the law's goals.

September 8, 2021 at 5:13 pm read more

NextCity: Illinois Will Now Grade Credit Unions and Mortgage Companies on Their Commitment to Fair Lending

… The speed at which the package passed surprised even community development and fair housing groups. “There was really a demand, on all levels of government, local state and federal elected officials representing Illinois, wanting to do something to...

May 12, 2021 at 12:06 pm read more

Letter of Support: American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2021

Woodstock signed on to a letter led by the Leadership Council on Civil and Human Rights to support Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2021 (S. 1368). The bill would, among other things, modernize...

April 21, 2021 at 12:59 pm read more
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