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Small business and community development lending are key to CRA compliance for most banks

The 1977 Community Reinvestment Act seeks to encourage banks to meet their communities’ credit needs.
Economic Growth and Productivity

Five trends to watch in community and economic development in 2019

Opportunity Zones were the big community development story in 2018 and will continue to be in 2019.
Economic Growth and Productivity

Why Opportunity Zones are important for Indian Country

Thirty percent of eligible census tracts in tribal areas were designated as Opportunity Zones.
Economic Growth and Productivity

How do this year’s Super Bowl cities compare in opportunity and inclusivity?

How well do Boston and Philadelphia perform on a playing field that includes financial health and segregation?
Economic Growth and Productivity

Lending practices leave entrepreneurs of color on the starting block

A Federal Reserve study shows how entrepreneurs in less-advantaged communities face significant obstacles to success.
Economic Growth and Productivity

The keys to America’s economic growth are in low-income and marginalized communities

Marginalized people could dramatically boost our economy, but they need support from the private, public, and social sectors.
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The 3-2-1 on economic growth: Hope for 3, plan for 2, pray it isn’t 1

OMB director Mick Mulvaney estimated that 3 percent growth could add $3 trillion in federal revenue. But can our economy grow that fast?
Economic Growth and Productivity

Massachusetts gave GE a “mega-deal” to move, but did it matter?

To convince GE to relocate to Boston, state and local government collaborated to offer the company millions of dollars in incentives.
Economic Growth and Productivity

Open-source software will “eat the government”

In the coming years, expect to see some exciting changes in government operations.
Economic Growth and Productivity

Nevada and South Carolina are economically different, too

If Nevada and South Carolina are not on the complete opposite end of the economic spectrum compared with Iowa and New Hampshire, they’re clearly on the other half.

The Vulnerable, Vital 2020 Census

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The Vulnerable, Vital 2020 Census

The decennial Census will gather the most complete picture of America of the past 10 years, but its accuracy is in jeopardy.

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Structural Racism in America

Public policies, institutional practices, and cultural narratives perpetuate our country's racial inequalities. 

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