CRA Today

APRIL 9, 2024

Marisa Calderon is the executive director at NCRC Community Development Fund (NCRC CDF), a nonprofit, U.S. Treasury-certified community development financial institution (CDFI) that provides loan capital to expand access to affordable homeownership, which helps Black-, Brown- and woman- owned businesses thrive.

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Citizen Lab

DECEMBER 19, 2022

With so many incredible community development and engagement projects taking place on our platform across the world, we hope to record some best practices and share them with local governments to encourage peer learning and inspiration. Here at CitizenLab, we love to celebrate the successes of our clients.

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CRA Today

APRIL 9, 2024

Epsiode 61: Community Development Loans Demystified with Krista Shonk, VP & Senior Counsel, Regulatory Compliance and Policy, Fair & Responsible Banking, ABA [link] Are you one of the 95 percent of banks that are underreporting community development loans under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)?

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CRA Today

APRIL 9, 2024

Episode 76: Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Rethinking Community Development Strategy to Address Digital Inequity with Sarah Hope Marshall [link] Sarah Hope Marshall joins me here to reflect upon digital inequity in place-based community revitalization. There’s been books written about it. government material) All rights reserved.

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CRA Today

APRIL 10, 2024

Episode 15: Community Development Loans. link] Regulators are currently revisiting the way they define a community development loan (CDL) through CRA modernization efforts. Here’s where you should start: The post Episode 15: Community Development Loans… How Much Is Enough? How Much Is Enough?

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CRA Today

AUGUST 1, 2023

Community development lending is a critical tool for driving impact and building stronger communities, but it requires a deep understanding of regulatory compliance and risk management. Commercial lenders are entrenched in local communities customizing financing options to help businesses manage cash flow and operational risk.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

JULY 25, 2024

Co-authored by Mia Chapman, Intern, Housing & Community Development, NLC and Lauren Lowery, Director of Housing & Community Development, NLC The architectural principle of universal design prioritizes usability by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialization.

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CRA Today

APRIL 10, 2024

Episode 14: Community Development Loan Mining Strategies You Don't Want To Miss [link] When looking through your loan portfolio for qualified community development loans, it is essential to have a strategic approach given limited time and resources to conduct a 100% review.

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Iron Sharpens Iron

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Lizette Lewis is a Project Manager at New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC). In this mini episode, Lizette discusses giving healthcare workers access to resources to take back to their communities.

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Iron Sharpens Iron

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Lizette Lewis is a Project Manager at New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC). In this mini episode, Lizette discusses giving healthcare workers access to resources to take back to their communities.

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Iron Sharpens Iron

JANUARY 4, 2023

Chris Spahr, Executive Director of the Centennial Parkside Community Development Corporation , defines affordable housing as housing that can be made available to anyone and everyone no matter their economic status. About Centennial Parkside Community Development Corporation. And we're here with Iron Sharpens Iron.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Community development leaders continuously balance resource, budget and land constraints. While smart city practices are still relatively new in city government, there are many practical applications for cities invested in advancing equitable community development.

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Iron Sharpens Iron

JANUARY 4, 2023

Chris Spahr, Executive Director of the Centennial Parkside Community Development Corporation , defines affordable housing as housing that can be made available to anyone and everyone no matter their economic status. And we're here with Iron Sharpens Iron. And today our guest is, Could you introduce yourself? Well, great. Well, great.

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GCN

MAY 6, 2024

COMMENTARY | A recent study of the Community Development Block Grant program showed that neighborhoods with the largest share of low- to moderate-income families were less likely to receive CDBG funds than communities that were closer to the 51% threshold.

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Citizen Lab

DECEMBER 19, 2022

This can make it difficult to establish and maintain meaningful engagement with community members throughout the process.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

MARCH 15, 2023

From community development to education to public health, cities administer essential programs that directly affect the lives of a wide spectrum of residents. As every NLC member knows, local government is unique. Local governments play a more significant factor in the daily lives of Americans than any other level of government.

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CRA Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In this model, the various sources of capital are stacked on top of each other to enhance community development financing projects. All these layers together make a community development loan possible. Capital Stacks are critical to successful community development projects, such as affordable housing.

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CRA Today

APRIL 11, 2024

Your next exam would highlight your participation in the program, and you would also account for the individual loans that were deployed under the program, either as small business lending performance or community development loan activities. I also discuss mining for other community development loans and “hooks”.

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CRA Today

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Maximize the Reporting of Community Development Activities; 2. Maximize the Reporting of Community Development Activities. Oftentimes, large (for CRA purposes) banks overlook transactions, such as loans and investments, that could qualify for consideration as community development activities.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 8, 2022

Also see: -- " Framework of characteristics that support successful community development in association with the development of professional sports facilities ," 2021 -- " Seattle Kraken expansion hockey team sets new standard for transit benefits in transportation demand management: free transit with ticket ," 2021 -- " Revisiting "Framework of characteristics (..)

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CRA Today

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Are you looking to take your community development services to the next level? Episode 44: Economic Development as a Key to Community Development Services. Episode 42: I Bet You Are Underreporting Your Community Development Loans… Most Banks Are Too! Episode 29: How to Do the Undoable Deal.

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CRA Today

APRIL 10, 2024

To qualify a community development service, it has to have a primary purpose of community development, be offered on behalf of the bank, and must be related to the provision of financial services. 12(i)–3: What are examples of community development services? Refer to Q&A §ll.24(a)—1

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CRA Today

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Are you one of the 95 percent of banks that are underreporting community development loans under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)? SHOWNOTES: Community Development Loans Demystified with Krista Shonk, VP & Senior Counsel, Regulatory Compliance and Policy, Fair & Responsible Banking, ABA.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Beyond its many financial and economic responsibilities, one of the stated key functions of the system is to promote community development through the regional Federal Reserve Banks. Together, they work to promote the effective operation of the U.S. economy and the overall public interest. White Furniture, Mebane, N.C.

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First State Insights

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Sean O'Neill, Policy Scientist at the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA) speaks to Dionna Sargent, Vice President of Community Development at Cinnaire, about affordable housing, community development, and the Black Lives Matter Movement. This interview was recorded on September 1, 2020.

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Center for Community Progress

APRIL 26, 2022

Community development unites people to take collective action to build stronger, more resilient places to live. Over time, though, the field of community development has shifted from grassroots movements to the careers of specialized professionals. Download the Full Report.

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CRA Today

APRIL 10, 2024

From a CRA standpoint, we might be mining for community development loans, so it’s important to look at our commercial real estate portfolios, which may include NOAH. It’s important to work closely with your commercial real estate lenders to uncover transactions in a portfolio that would qualify as a community development loan.

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CRA Today

APRIL 9, 2024

of Community Development Fund Advisors, one of our pioneers of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to share a high-level overview of CRA Reform now that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released its final rule.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Arts and retail focused community development corporations. Transit focused community development corporations. A home recently purchased by The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority. Their focus is on maintaining independent retail. Transit and real estate appreciation. Jeff Dean for NPR. Cincinnati.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Community Land Trusts and State Legislation: A Model Act to Enable This Affordable Housing Tool.” Journal of Affordable Housing & Community Development Law 26, no. Journal of Affordable Housing & Community Development Law 23, no. Cambridge, MA: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2010. Decker, Andrew.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

JULY 29, 2022

Check out Novogradac’s spotlight on dealmakers and rising stars in the community development field, including former DFI Fellow and UNC DCRP alumna Alexandria Murnan, Director of Affordable Housing at Travois in Kansas City: [link] bit.ly/3P8PTGA. Can office buildings be repurposed or modernized through rehab?

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 11, 2023

Before Tuesday, the Hill Community Development Corporation had been pushing for the $2 ticket fee as well as a $2 surcharge on each vehicle parked in the garage as a way to help fund infrastructure improvements and development activities in the neighborhood.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

AUGUST 4, 2022

The following blog highlights how cultural districts, such as the Transgender District, play a proactive role in achieving comprehensive city goals related to housing, community development, transportation, arts/culture, and […] Source

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ParkTalk podcast

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Guests: Community Development Manager Sue Omanson, Volunteer and Events Manager Becca Kryzkowski, and Sales and Sponsorship Manager Stacey Fontechia District staff discuss the many ways that residents and businesses support the Park District beyond tax dollars and program fees.

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CRA Today

APRIL 8, 2024

Mark Pinsky shares “CDFI Friendly Cities” a fresh approach to community development Mark Pinsky shares a few stories of his CDFI journey and will share his new CDFI Friendly Cities initiative and his deep thoughts about community development.

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CRA Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Your bank is steadfast in meeting the credit needs of all businesses both large and small in your communities. Your job is making sure you capture and identify all eligible community development activities going into a regulatory exam. This includes loan data and community development loans, services and investments data.

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Center for Community Progress

MARCH 16, 2023

By Tarik Abdelazim , Director, National Technical Assistance, Center for Community Progress Before I came to Community Progress, I spent eight years in public service in my hometown, Binghamton, New York. They can break the cycle of disinvestment and decline and pave the way to more equitable, inclusive, and resilient communities.

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