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We Are Grieving, and Ready For Our Continued Pursuit of Justice
June 3rd, 2020
By Diane Standaert, Director, Hope Policy Institute These last […]
Fed Report Shows Low Income Families Are Taking the Hit From COVID-19 Job Losses
May 22nd, 2020
In his testimony earlier this week to the U.S. Senate […]
HOPE Opposes Proposed Changes to the Community Reinvestment Act
May 20th, 2020
The following is a summary of HOPE’s comment submitted to […]
Despite Changes in Second Phase of PPP, Many Small Businesses Remain Locked Out
May 8th, 2020
The second round of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) represents […]
Southern States Must Act With Urgency to Protect Stimulus Checks from Debt Collectors
May 4th, 2020
Over 80 million federal CARES Act stimulus payments have been […]
CDFIs Provide Relief for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses
April 22nd, 2020
Despite promises of small business relief, the first round of […]
Deep South Job Losses due to COVID-19 likely to Far Eclipse those of the Great Recession
April 21st, 2020
As unemployment claims due to COVID-19 continue to climb, the […]
Closing the CDFI Asset Gap
April 21st, 2020
Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) are on the frontlines of […]
COVID-19 Unmasks an Existing Economic and Racial Justice Crisis
April 10th, 2020
In a recently published study, State Data and Policy […]
Sobering estimates of job losses from Covid-19 in the Deep South point to the critical need for targeted economic relief
April 6th, 2020
New estimates from the Economic Policy Institute show estimated job […]
