LEADER 03848nam 22007094a 450 001 9910972563503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9781282047693 010 $a1282047698 010 $a9781592138548 010 $a1592138543 035 $a(CKB)1000000000725521 035 $a(EBL)432876 035 $a(OCoLC)320624493 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000639384 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12274791 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000639384 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10605334 035 $a(PQKB)10835805 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000216279 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11202625 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000216279 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10194215 035 $a(PQKB)11554163 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC432876 035 $a(Perlego)2034616 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000725521 100 $a20020918d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aOrganizing access to capital $eadvocacy and the democratization of financial institutions /$fedited by Gregory D. Squires 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aPhiladelphia $cTemple University Press$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (250 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781592130252 311 08$a1592130259 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 216-220) and index. 327 $aContents; In Memory of Gale Cincotta; Acknowledgments; I. INTRODUCTION: THE ROUGH ROAD TO REINVESTMENT; 2. WHERE THE HELL DID BILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR REINVESTMENT COME FROM?; 3. GIVING BACK TO THE FUTURE: CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT AND COMMUNITY STABILIZATION IN MILWAUKEE; 4. TAKING IT TO THE COURTS: LITIGATION AND THE REFORM OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS; 5. FROM LIVING ROOMS TO BOARD ROOMS: SUSTAINABLE HOME OWNERSHIP DEALS WITH BANKS AND INSURERS IN BOSTON; 6. A CITYWIDE STRATEGY: THE PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT GROUP 327 $a7. FILLING THE HALF-EMPTY GLASS: THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY ADVOCACY IN REDEFINING THE PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED HOUSING ENTERPRISES 8. FIGHTING PREDATORY LENDING FROM THE GROUND UP: AN ISSUE OF ECONOMIC JUSTICE; 9. COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD: TO HOLD BANKS ACCOUNTABLE, FROM THE BRONX TO BUENOS AIRES, BEIJING, AND BASEL; 10. RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT; I I. THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF ACTIVISM IN COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT; 12. PROTEST, PROGRESS, AND THE POLITICS OF REINVESTMENT; 13. EPILOGUE: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?; About the Contributors 327 $aIndex 330 $aCommunity activists were delighted with the passage of the Community Reinvestment Act, but they came to realize that it would take more than the word of law to bring about real change. This book gives voice to the activists who took it upon themselves to agitate for increased investment by financial institutions in their local communities. They tell of their struggles to get banks, mortgage companies and others to rethink their lending policies. Their stories, drawn from experiences in Chicago, New York, Milwaukee, Boston, Pittsburgh, and other cities around the country, offer insight into the 606 $aBank loans$zUnited States 606 $aFinancial institutions$zUnited States 606 $aCommunity development$zUnited States$xFinance 606 $aEconomic assistance, Domestic$zUnited States 615 0$aBank loans 615 0$aFinancial institutions 615 0$aCommunity development$xFinance. 615 0$aEconomic assistance, Domestic 676 $a332.1/2 701 $aSquires$b Gregory D$01587175 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910972563503321 996 $aOrganizing access to capital$94366752 997 $aUNINA