Chelsea Cruz, Directora Asociada de Financiamiento del Desarrollo Comunitario y Adrian Franco, Director de Financiamiento del Desarrollo Comunitario, Banco de la Reserva Federal de Nueva York

En las comunidades afectadas por desastres naturales, los bancos pueden desempeñar un papel crucial en su recuperación, gracias, en parte, a la Ley de Reinversión Comunitaria (CRA, en inglés), un marco regulatorio que exige que las instituciones financieras presten, inviertan y ofrezcan servicios a las comunidades de ingresos medios y bajos en las que operan. Los bancos pueden ayudar a estabilizar y revitalizar los vecindarios, promover el desarrollo de las pequeñas empresas y de la economía, reparar infraestructura deteriorada y crear oportunidades de empleo de largo plazo para todos.

Marisa Casellas-Barnes, Associate Director, Communications and Outreach

When New York Fed staff members meet with community-based organizations, advocates, and policymakers as part of our regular outreach efforts in the Second District, one recurring theme is the displacement pressures on low-income communities and long-term residents that typically result from neighborhood economic revitalization and/or change. In an effort to further understand this phenomenon, the New York Fed is convening listening sessions across the Second District and engaging experts in the field to understand neighborhood change, gentrification, and strategies for equitable growth.

Chelsea Cruz, Associate Director of Community Development Finance, and Adrian Franco, Director of Community Development Finance, Communications and Outreach

When communities are affected by natural disasters, banks can play a critical role in the recovery thanks in part to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), a regulatory framework that requires financial institutions to lend, invest, and offer services to low-and moderate-income communities in which they operate. Banks can help stabilize and revitalize neighborhoods, promote economic and small-business development, repair deteriorating infrastructure, and create long-term employment opportunities for all.