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The rise of buy now, pay later products, which often aren’t reported to credit bureaus, could affect borrowers’ ability to buy a home and sustain homeownership.
Why Communities Should Prioritize Rapid Re-housing for People Forced to Live Outside Rapid re-housing can prevent people experiencing unsheltered homelessness from getting sick, slow the spread of COVID-19, and reduce the number of people involved with police encampment sweeps.Strategies from Houston and Las Vegas Show How Local Leaders Can Support Immigrants during COVID-19 Excluding immigrant families from COVID-19 emergency supports risks not only their well-being but that of the entire community.How Local Governments Can Advance Health Equity through Their Built Environments Prioritizing and understanding the experience of populations with barriers to healthy environments is key to promote health equity in a community.Four Ways to Keep Renters from Falling Off the Eviction Cliff The number of people facing eviction and homelessness will increase as protections are removed.Invest in Black Lives to Protect Black Lives: How the Public Sector Can Reduce Crime and Victimization Right now and for decades to come, public officials can work to right the wrongs that continue to lead to high crime and victimization in Black neighborhoods.Under the Current CRA Rules, Banks Earn Most of Their CRA Credit through Community Development and Single-Family Mortgage Lending A new analysis of what counts toward Community Reinvestment Act lending in 2018 found only modest changes from 2016 in the ranking of loan types.
