Gavin Newsom’s long-distance grant funding, a data access deal with three major MLSs, and investors hogging the homebuying market. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of July 7-11. Miss: Greetings from South...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: In 1977, President Carter signed into law the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), which created new compliance requirements for commercial banks and savings associations related to the needs of markets where they had a depository and lending presence,...
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) is proposing to expand the state’s version of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to include nonbank mortgage lenders. DFS Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris raised the idea by pointing to the increased...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Today marks the 100th birthday of Jimmy Carter, which makes him the first president in US history to achieve a century’s worth of living. Carter is not widely viewed as one of the most successful presidents – indeed, he was the first incumbent since...
Provident Bank, the Jersey City, New Jersey-based subsidiary of Provident Financial Services Inc. (NYSE:PFS), announced the appointment of Leonardo Ramos as vice president and Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) officer. In his new job, Ramos will be in charge of the...
Massachusetts High Court Upholds Transit-Zoning Mandate for 177 Communities
