Economic Equity works to overcome the lingering effects of redlining, help communities of color build wealth, and ensure that our financial system works for all.

Coalition Urges Federal Reserve to Develop Transparent, Equitable and Democratic Selections Process

October 12, 2018

The Greenlining Institute endorsed a letter spearheaded by the Fed Up! Campaign calling for changes in how Federal Reserve Bank Presidents are chosen. In 2017, Raphael Bostic was named President of the Atlanta Fed, the first African American to serve…
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Comments on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Trial Disclosure Program Proposal

October 11, 2018

The Greenlining Institute’s Economic Equity and Telecommunications teams submitted a comment letter in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Trial Disclosure Program proposal. Greenlining raised that critical safeguards to control for discrimination and adverse impact were missing from this…
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Greenlining Joins Tax Alliance for Economic Mobility in Condemning Unfair Tax Cuts

September 27, 2018

The Greenlining Institute joined a coalition of nearly a dozen organizations to criticize a proposed second round of GOP designed tax cuts heavily favoring the top 1% of households.  At a time of growing inequality, equitable tax reform is needed…
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Letter Urges Governor Brown to Protect Homeowners by Signing SB 818

August 15, 2018

The Greenlining Institute urged California Governor Jerry Brown to sign Senate Bill 818 to ensure that Californians have a fair chance of keeping their homes when the going gets tough. The bill strengthens protections created by the 2012 California Homeowner’s…
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Coalition Supports CA Resolution for Strong, Independent CFPB

August 9, 2018

A coalition of 24 organizations wrote to California Assemblywoman Monique Limón applauding her resolution expressing the state’s support for a strong and independent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Assembly Joint Resolution 48 urges the President and Congress to maintain the integrity of…
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Letter to Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Urging Diverse President

April 16, 2018

The Greenlining Institute, along with the California Reinvestment Coalition, Center for Popular Democracy, Chicanos Por La Causa, Community Council of Idaho, National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders, National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development, and TELACU, submitted a…
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Letter to Gov. Brown Regarding Opportunity Zone Initiative and Anti-Displacement Measures

March 15, 2018

The Greenlining Institute and 16 coalition members sent a brief comment letter to California Governor Jerry Brown advocating for anti-displacement measures to be further embedded in the roll out of the new Opportunity Zone initiative, a new federal program meant…
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Letter to the Treasury Department in Support of the Community Reinvestment Act

February 27, 2018

Greenlining and coalition partners submitted a letter in support of preserving and strengthening the CRA, in response to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s review of this civil rights law passed by Congress in 1977 to address redlining. Under the…
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GLI Joins Call for Greater Data Transparency at CFPB

November 17, 2017

The Greenlining Institute signed on to an effort led by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition to push for wider data disclosure for home lending in order to shed light on racially inequitable lending practices nationwide. Read the letter here.
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Greenlining Supports Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act

September 18, 2017

On September 14th, The Greenlining Institute submitted a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, along with 33 nonprofits, Chambers of Commerce, and business associations, strongly urging the CFPB to implement Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act.…
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