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Obstructing The American Dream: Federal Policies Pose Existential Threat to Immigrant-Owned Small Businesses

There is nothing like getting off at your Metro stop and being greeted by the urban and international metropolis that is Washington, D.C. Everywhere you turn you see the influence of immigrants from countries all across the world– from the aroma of a warm Ethiopian coffee to the mellow taste of a bowl of Vietnamese […]

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“Opportunity Zones” for Whom? Lack of Equitable Development Outcomes Highlights Need for Reforms to Key Program

In most American communities, one will see sleek, newly constructed luxury apartments, a variety of trendy eateries, carefully manicured shrubbery and the new well-to-do residents seemingly without a care in the world on one block. Then, one will see the bleak, dilapidated buildings, gaudy fast-food restaurants, tree-barren landscapes and the established residents that are struggling

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Dissecting the 2026 Skinny Budget: A Closer Look at Cuts to Economic and Equity Programs

The Trump Administration’s fiscal plan for 2026, also known as the president’s “skinny budget,” proposes severe cuts to many programs that Americans rely on. The following cuts may have a significant impact for NCRC members:  Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Under the skinny budget, HUD will see a 46% cut in funding, including

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Swiped Away: How Rising Credit Card Fees Are Affecting Colorado’s Small Businesses

The Colorado General Assembly has recently introduced a bill that would protect small businesses from dubious credit card swipe fees that are cutting into their profits. The Swipe Fee Fairness and Consumer Safeguards Act seeks to level the playing field for small businesses by putting an end to the practices that allow swipe fees to

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2023 Advocacy Week Policy Agenda for the 118th Session of Congress

2023 Advocacy Week Agenda 118th Session of Congress Photo by: ©tonktiti – stock.adobe.com Investing in a Just Economy Our 2023 Advocacy Week Agenda serves to prepare attendees of NCRC Advocacy Week to meet with their members of Congress during our Just Economy Conference. It is a call to action on four core issues, discussed in

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2022 Advocacy Week Policy Agenda for the 117th Session of Congress

2022 Advocacy Week Policy Agenda 117th Session of Congress CONTENTS Photo by: ©tonktiti – stock.adobe.com Investing in a Just Economy Our 2022 Advocacy Week Policy Agenda serves to prepare attendees of NCRC’s Advocacy Week to meet with their members of Congress during our Just Economy Conference. It is a call to action on three core

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Letter from US Senators Sherrod Brown, Cory A. Booker, Benjamin L. Cardin, Ron Wyden, Richard J. Durbin asking for a strong Section 1071 rule

(Download) The Honorable Rohit Chopra Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street NW Washington, DC 20552 Re: Dodd-Frank Section 1071 Rulemaking Dear Director Chopra: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB or Bureau) proposed rule amending Regulation B to implement Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street

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Opportunity to provide feedback to newly launched Congressional Caucus on Social Determinants of Health

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Fact Sheet on Section 1071 Small Business Loan Data

What is Section 1071 Data? online pharmacy buy keflex online no prescription pharmacy online pharmacy buy zoloft online no prescription pharmacy The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 included Section 1071, which[1] mandated the collection and dissemination of data on applicants for loans to small businesses and women- and minority-owned firms.

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