By Tracy Leary, Community Reinvestment Organizer, NTIC

At this year’s National Neighborhoods Conference, CitFinancial and NPA announced the second phase of their partnership: the Financial Education Program.

Two years ago NPA went after Citigroup because they had recently purchased the worst predatory lender in the country, the Associates. The goal was to change the way Citigroup did business. If the biggest bank could change their ways, then so could the entire banking industry!

In May 2003, NPA and CitiFinanical signed a landmark agreement to stop their loan shark lending practices ... continue reading here

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*MOP takes over Downtown Grand Rapids: Immigrants Demand Fair treatment

NPA action on HUD leads to local housing victories across the

*New fight, new victories: ESOP organizing on day labor issues

*Owner Dismisses Concerns and Fires Seven-Year Veteran For Speaking Out on Abuse

*POWER takes it to the Terminator

*Syracuse Neighborhoods Get Attention

*Fairbanks campaign update

*Hartford Youth Challenge Board of Ed on School Suspensions

*JP Morgan Chase/Bank One Update...

*Youth Leaders Confront Zero Tolerance Policy in Wichita

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