Press Releases
HOPE Statement on Proposed Changes to the Community Reinvestment Act
September 23rd, 2020
JACKSON, MS – The Federal Reserve on Monday, Sept. 21, […]
Fair Housing Rollbacks Threaten Economic Opportunity in the Deep South
September 11th, 2020
JACKSON, MS – On the Friday evening of Labor Day […]
HOPE Statement on CFPB Repeal of Payday Lending Protections
July 7th, 2020
Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) repealed critical protections […]
CRL, Credit Unions, CDFIs, on Supreme Court Decision in Seila Law LLC v. CFPB
June 29th, 2020
June 29, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court […]
FDIC Final Rule Favoring High-Cost Lenders Puts Deep South Families at Risk
June 29th, 2020
November 19th, 2019 Today, the FDIC announced a final rule […]
Bipartisan Effort Makes Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program More Accessible
May 29th, 2020
May 29, 2020 Media Contact: Shelia Byrd Hope Policy […]
Hope Policy Institute Statement on OCC changes to Community Reinvestment Act
May 21st, 2020
JACKSON, MS – Yesterday, the Office of the Comptroller of […]
HEROES Act Brings Relief for Disadvantaged Businesses, Financially-Strapped Households
May 13th, 2020
JACKSON, MS – Yesterday, Congress introduced, HR 6800, the HEROES […]
FDIC/OCC Proposal Raises Concern for Low-Income, Rural Communities in the Deep South
December 16th, 2019
Two banking regulators, the Office of Comptroller of the Currency […]
FDIC/OCC Proposals Favoring High-Cost Lenders Puts Deep South Families at Risk
November 19th, 2019
This week, the OCC and FDIC announced proposals that will […]