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In a first-of-its-kind analysis, we find that though 60 percent of US adults report being aware of Trump accounts, awareness is not evenly distributed across the population.
The Community Reinvestment Act Faces Major Changes, but Regulators Are Not Aligned Regulators, banks, and community advocates all agree that the Community Reinvestment Act could better support low-income communities.Four Strategies Community Colleges Are Using to Connect Their Students to Employment To connect more students to employment, college administrators need to act quickly and creatively.Three City Parks that Encourage Inclusion in Their Communities If parks aren’t designed with residents in mind, they can go underutilized, or the opposite—price long-time residents out of the neighborhood.All Five Federal Mortgage Programs Should Treat Student Loan Debt the Same Way Many of the 44.7 million Americans with student loan debt are also in their prime homebuying years.Cities Losing Population Could Still Be Gaining Households Population counts don’t show everything cities should know about their housing needs.Urban’s Role in Presidential Campaigns—Elevating the Debate with Rigor and Independence As candidates offer ideas, Urban's scholars apply data and analytics to deepen public understanding of their potential impacts.