Episode 76: Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Rethinking Community Development Strategy to Address Digital Inequity with Sarah Hope Marshall
Sarah Hope Marshall joins me here to reflect upon digital inequity in place-based community revitalization. Our discussion focuses on digital...
Episode 64: Bridging the Racial Wealth Divide with NCRC’s Community Development Fund
NCRC Community Development Fund, a subsidiary of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, lends primarily to Black, Latino, women and...
Episode 63: CDFI Partnership with Joshua Kummer
Joshua shares his work as the bank's Fair Banking Officer, including CRA, Fair Lending, HMDA, and Complaint Management. You will find Joshua to...
Epsiode 61: Community Development Loans Demystified with Krista Shonk, VP & Senior Counsel, Regulatory Compliance and Policy, Fair & Responsible Banking, ABA
Are you one of the 95 percent of banks that are underreporting community development loans under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)? This...
Episode 54: Inspiring Our Next Generation of Financially Literate Students with Abby Coyle, CEO and Co-Founder, ClassEquity
“11% of students from low-income households graduate college,” says Abby Coyle. As a former educator for Teachers for America, Abby realized...
Episode 38: Bank On: Bringing the Unbanked and Underbanked into the Financial Mainstream
This episode interviews the following leaders in community development: David Rothstein, Senior Principal, CFE Fund Matt Hanke, Retail...
Episode 11: The Catalytic Impact of a $40 Million Investment in the CDFI Sector
This episode interviews the following leaders in community development: Lynette Bell, President of the Truist Foundation Armeer Kenchen,...
Episode 10: EBA Fund: Converting the promise of entrepreneurship into assets that build economic inclusion and equity
This episode interviews Brett Simmons, Fund Manager, and Joyce Klein, Chair of the Board of the EBA Fund and Director of Business Ownership...
Episode 9: Find CRA and First Western Trust-Partnering for Impact
This episode interviews findCRA Co-Founders, Ben Loehle and Brian Waters, and Ted Gerbick, Director of Marketing & Philanthropic Giving and...
Episode 8: Demystifying Community Reinvestment
In this episode of the CRA Files, Ron Brooks interviews Linda Ezuka: Consultant. Community Advocate. Committed to transforming communities...
Episode 7: The Power of Diversity in Community Development
This episode interviews Jenny Flores, who leads the Wells Fargo Foundation as their Head of Small Business Growth Philanthropy. Jenny joins me...
Episode 6: CRA Modernization and COVID Recovery Efforts Collide
This podcast interviews Ken Thomas, Ph.D., of Community Development Fund Advisors, one of our pioneers of the Community Reinvestment Act...
Episode 5: Community Action and Partnerships Prevails as Banks Mobilize to Respond to COVID-19
Community Action and Partnerships Prevails as Banks Mobilize to Respond to COVID-19Just when we were all getting ready to sit down and draft...
Episode 4: Impact Investing and How Powerful It Can Be For The Community
Impact investing, which seeks to generate social and/or environmental benefits while delivering a financial return, is expanding as a promising...
Episode 3: Michael Delucchi with Elevate Chats About Regulatory Reform
Welcome to this episode and launch of a new series of podcasts around regulatory reform. Most of you know that we are in the midst of...
Episode 2: CDFI Friendly Cities with Mark Pinsky
Mark Pinsky shares "CDFI Friendly Cities" a fresh approach to community development Mark Pinsky shares a few stories of his CDFI journey and...
Episode 1: Opportunity Zones with Maurice Jones
Additional Resources to Explore: IRS Questions and Answers Website EIG Opportunity Zone Program Overview New Market Tax Credit Program...