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.

Greenlining Strongly Opposes Proposed Rulemaking on Public Charge

November 27, 2018

The Greenlining Institute issued comments strongly opposing the Department of Homeland Security’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Public Charge. The proposed rule would expand the list of factors considered in whether immigrants applying for green cards would be “public charges,”…
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Letter to OCC re: Proposed Community Reinvestment Act Reform

November 9, 2018

The Greenlining Institute and coalition partners submitted a comment letter in response to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). Greenlining pushed back against the OCC’s proposals…
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Greenlining Joins Ella Baker Center to Support Alameda County Criminal Justice Reform

October 19, 2018

The Greenlining Institute submitted a letter to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors urging the County to eliminate adult fines and fees. Unjust criminal fines and fees exacerbate the lingering impacts of redlining policies by denying economic opportunities to individuals…
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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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