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A History of Ohio Land Banking 2009–2021: From Legislation to Operation

Center for Community Progress

At the height of the foreclosure crisis post-2008, a group of elected officials, community development practitioners, and lawyers came together to craft a strategy to respond to the hemorrhaging real estate market in Ohio. In 2006, the Ohio General Assembly passed this legislation. Ohio’s Traditional Land Bank Law.

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Over Forty National, Local, and Land Bank Stakeholders Join Community Progress in Asking Bank Regulators to Strengthen the CRA

Center for Community Progress

On August 5 th , 2022, Community Progress and forty-three supporting organizations across the country submitted a public comment calling for the modernized Community Reinvestment Act to center racial equity and embed land banking strategies. This joint effort represents the first major revisions to CRA regulations since 1995.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

2 The report came about at a time when the FHLBs have been increasingly criticized for neglecting their housing and community development mission and instead using their subsidies and privileges to benefit their financial institution owners and executives. the legislation establishing them). mortgage originations.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

In recent years, the System has been subject to growing criticism that it has been inadequately supporting the housing and community development mission given to it by Congress. This included nationwide listening sessions and other opportunities for public input. 6 This was totally inconsistent with the original design.

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Weird intra-governmental spat in DC over the Washington Nationals stadium

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I mean, it's not like the arguing that is typical between the Executive and Legislative branches, this is an intra-government tiff. The Washington Post reports (" D.C. This is very interesting because it's one department of the city arguing with another department, both within the executive branch.

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Emergency Home Repair Loans: Local Government as Financial Bridge

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

The issue is addressed in two notices published by HUD on June 20, 2019, related to duplication of benefits for Community Development Block Grants – Disaster Recovery ( CDBG-DR ): 84 FR 28836 (June 2019 Duplication of Benefits Notice, referred to herein as the “ DOB Notice ”) and 84 FR 28848 (June 2019 Duplication of Benefits Implementation Notice).

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Supply Skepticism Revisited: What New Research Shows About the Impact of Supply on Affordability

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

The proposed changes include easing regulations around mixed-use corridors and underutilized spaces, loosening restrictions on office conversions into residential space, removing parking mandates, adding a universal affordability preference, and allowing the addition of accessory dwelling units. New York Democratic Gov.

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