2009 Policy Summit Overview
Credit, Capital, and Community Building in Transitional Times
There has never been a more critical time in the field of community development. The next generation of community development policy and practice will be reshaped by legislative and regulatory proposals currently under consideration.
Print Story and Video Commentary
On June 10th, a group of nationally renowned housing policy and community development experts gathered at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s 2009 Policy Summit to advance ideas on how to help the nation address the housing market collapse and stabilize communities in the wake of the economic crisis. Read more and see the video commentary
All presentations from the summit speakers are now accessible here. Read more
Broadcast-Ready Video Interviews
Video sound bites from participants at the 2009 Policy Summit
- Diminishing Impact of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)
- CRA Needs Revisions
- What financial institutions can do to help resolve the housing crisis
- Revising the Community Reinvestment Act
- Community Reinvestment Act is a “policy mistake”
- Alternatives to the Community Reinvestment Act
- Is homeownership still the key for the middle class to build wealth?
- Ways to strengthen the rewards and sanctions built into the Community Reinvestment Act