Abstract
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) has helped to revitalize low- and moderate-income communities and provided expanded opportunities for low- and moderate-income households. Recent regulatory steps aimed at alleviating burdens on banks and thrifts are unwarranted, and may diminish small business lending as well as community development investments and services. This policy brief explains the rationale for CRA, demonstrates its effectiveness, and argues that the recent regulatory proposals should be withdrawn or significantly modified.
Disciplines
Banking and Finance Law | Economics | Law and Economics
Date of this Version
May 2005
Working Paper Citation
Barr, Michael S., "Credit Where It Counts: Maintaining a Strong Community Reinvestment Act" (2005). Law & Economics Working Papers Archive: 2003-2009. 42.
https://repository.law.umich.edu/law_econ_archive/art42
Comments
Published in: Brookings Institute, Research Brief, pg 1 (May 2005)