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2009 Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Summit: Credit, Housing, Financial Services Panel

“Between Credit and Crunch: Homeownership, Home Lending, and Financial Services” A discussion on financial products and services specifically as they affect communities of color throughout the country, and alternatives to the traditional home lending and financial services model. Moderator: James Carr, Chief Operations Officer, National Community Reinvestment Coalition Discussants: Jose Garcia, Associate Director for Research and Policy, Demos Aracely Panameno, Director, Latino Affairs …

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Women & Wealth

Assemblywoman Lori Saldaña opened the Women and Wealth Asset Policy Forum event, sponsored by the New America Foundation’s Asset Building Program in partnership with the California Women’s Legislative Caucus, the California Commission on the Status of Women, and the California Women’s Agenda. Community organizations, members, and advocates gathered in San Diego to hear Mariko Chang discuss her latest research on the gender wealth gap, Claudia Viek talk about state and national …