NCRC Pressure Pays Off: CFPB Requests Funding To Keep Doors Open
By NCRC
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition’s advocacy efforts have led to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau requesting the Federal Reserve transfer $145 million to keep it running through the second quarter of fiscal year 2026. [Read more]
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Investing In Housing Counselors: Safeguarding A Critical Resource For Family Housing Stability
By Laura Bentley
As financial pressures mount for American families, one of their most trusted allies is quietly being pushed to the brink: housing counselors. Last year’s 43-day government shutdown, coupled with the threat of another in January, has delayed HUD’s annual Housing Counseling funding application. [Read more]
After The Shutdown: What We Learned About SNAP’s Vulnerabilities
By Doug Mollett and Manan Shah
The federal government shutdown that began on October 1 created immediate uncertainty for millions of households that rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Although the shutdown has ended, the disruption revealed how fragile our nation’s food assistance infrastructure really is. [Read more]
How CASA Of Oregon Is Rewriting The Rules Of Affordable Housing For Farmworkers And Their Families
By Aba Hammond
Founded in 1988, CASA of Oregon began as a development consultant agency working with other nonprofits and housing authorities creating affordable housing for farmworkers and their families across Oregon. [Read more]
Events
Ready To Win More Grants? Start From A To Z
January 21-22, 12 - 3 pm ET
This training is designed for developers, executive directors, and program managers seeking grant funding for their projects. It provides guidance on the key documents required for most grants and walks through a step-by-step grant-writing process. Led by an expert with over 20 years of grant-writing experience, this interactive session will share practical writing techniques to craft stronger, more confident proposals that improve participants’ chances of securing grants. [Register here]
Assessing Capacity: Infrastructure & Staff Requirements For SNAP E&T Success
January 21, 1:30 pm ET
In the second of our 5-part series covering the essentials of SNAP E&T, NCRC’s Economic Mobility team will share how community-based organizations can evaluate and assess the capacity of their current workforce development staff, training capacity, and support services for alignment with SNAP E&T requirements. We will walk through everything you need to determine if your staff capacity and systems position your organization for success as a third-party partner. [Read more]
2026 FED Application Informational Webinar
January 28, 2 - 3 pm ET
NCRC members: Join us for an informational webinar to learn more about the application process to host a graduate student for a member-designed, 9-month fellowship project that drives your organization’s mission forward. [Register here]
In The News
As Trump Pushes Housing Affordability, His Mortgage Chief Undermines It
By Lydia DePillis, New York Times
“There have been pretty large cuts, and in some cases the elimination of whole teams of the people related to fair lending, emerging markets and some of the more mission-related work streams,” said Jesse Van Tol, chief executive of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. “So I certainly think you can take from that a shift in focus.” [Read more]
Complaints Of Housing Discrimination Are Rising. But No One’s There To Listen
By Linda Bell, Bankrate
“In this particular moment, the federal government is not keeping a watchful eye over the various forms of housing discrimination and lending discrimination that can occur,” says Jesse Van Tol, president and CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. “As companies start to adjust to the new rules of the road, you may see a rise in discriminatory policies and practices in 2026.” [Read more]
On Our Radar
A Powerful Force Has Been Holding Back The Housing Market. It’s Finally Easing.
By Julie Z. Weil, The Washington Post
Homeowners with low rates stayed put, and the ensuing drop in home listings gave rise to an inventory crunch and surging property prices — a dynamic known as the “mortgage lock-in effect.” [Read more]
Study Links Medical Debt To 44% Higher Risk Of Housing Instability
By Diana Ionescu, Planetizen
The study from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that “Of the 240 participants who said they had medical debt in 2024, 60 reported experiencing housing instability the following year. Renters were particularly affected, accounting for about two in five adults with medical debt in 2025.”[Read more]
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