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Bank Deserts Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Features Headlines 

Little Rock Bank Deserts: The Incredible Shrinking Lending Tree

January 4, 2020January 15, 2020 Rickie Keys 1941 Views bank deserts, Community Reinvestment Act, CRA, little rock, little rock bank deserts, LMI Communities, opportunity zones, Rickie Keys

As banks across the nation relocate their branches from low and moderate income neighborhoods to affluent ones in major urban

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Headlines Healthy Communities 

Cancer Alley, Louisiana

October 19, 2019October 19, 2019 Rickie Keys 2042 Views african american, black, cancer alley, cancer causing, carcinogens, community health, guidation, hazardous toxins, Mississippi river, Rickie Keys, zip code

The area between Baton Rouge and New Orleans that runs parallel to the Mississippi River is known as Cancer Alley.

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Headlines 

How to Avoid Becoming a Victim of Craigslists Home Rental Scams

October 18, 2019October 19, 2019 Rickie Keys 1793 Views avoid scams, CFPB, craigslist, guidation, rental, rental scams, Rickie Keys, scam

As college students return to school and the inevitable plans for relocation start to take shape, hundreds of people will

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Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Headlines 

Indiana Avoiding Disruptions

October 17, 2019October 18, 2019 Rickie Keys 1990 Views community health, District 3, food deserts, guidation, health disparities, Indiana, pharmacy deserts, Rickie Keys, Senator Eddie Melton

Uninformed rhetoric, insufficient data, and other factors have played a significant role in the failure of communities to move ahead.

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Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) 

Congressional Hearing on Revisions to the Community Reinvestment Act

June 19, 2019October 18, 2019 Rickie Keys 1999 Views Community Reinvestment Act, CRA, Discrimination, Loan Discrimination, money, Redlining, Rickie Keys

 

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Credit Curriculum 

Improve Existing Credit

June 7, 2019August 22, 2022 Rickie Keys 674 Views community health, Community Reinvestment Act, CRA, credit score, food deserts, guidation, health disparities, improving credit scores, Indiana, Rickie Keys

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Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Headlines 

The Color of Wealth in Boston

May 24, 2019October 18, 2019 Rickie Keys 1111 Views bank deserts, banking, community health, Community Reinvestment Act, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve, guidation, Lending Discrimination, Rickie Keys

In 2015, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Duke University and the New School, based out of New York, did

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Downloads 

“Open a Bank Account” Checklist

May 19, 2019October 18, 2019 Rickie Keys 766 Views bank, bank account, banking, banks, checking, checking account, Community Reinvestment Act, guidation, Rickie Keys

This three question checklist will help you understand what you need to open a bank account.  It will also give

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Insurance 

Insurance 101

May 18, 2019October 18, 2019 Rickie Keys 633 Views bank deserts, community health, Community Reinvestment Act, guidation, insurance, Rickie Keys

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Budgeting Calculators 

Budgeting Tool

May 16, 2019August 23, 2022 Rickie Keys 833 Views budgeting, Community Reinvestment Act, guidation, Rickie Keys

Finding the right tool to manage your money better makes a living within your means and makes ends meet much

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