December 13, 2019

By: Donna Kimura, Affordable Housing Finance

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A proposal to overhaul the longstanding Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) could pose new risks for community development investments.

The plan released by federal regulators Thursday is raising significant concerns for affordable housing and civil rights leaders who fear the proposal will weaken the CRA’s original purpose of expanding financial opportunity and spurring investment in underserved areas.