January
2020
30
My testimony today is informed by more than two decades of work with low-income New Yorkers and community groups to challenge systemic discrimination by Wall Street banks and other financial corporations, and to support responsible, cooperative, and community development finance.
January
2020
4
New Economy Project applauds Governor Cuomo’s proposal to provide $25 million in new seed funding over five years for the New York State Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (NYS CDFI Fund). By supporting the state’s robust network of 80+ cooperative and community-controlled credit unions and loan funds, New York will take a critical first step […]
October
2019
2
The undersigned community, labor, immigrant, civil rights, legal services, and economic justice organizations write to express our united and unqualified opposition to the administration’s plan to add financial technology and a host of integrations to NYC’s municipal identification (IDNYC) cards, which are held by more than 1.2 million New Yorkers.
September
2019
18
The CFPB’s proposed debt collection rule sanctions and provides safe harbors for abusive and discriminatory debt collection, and would take the country in exactly the wrong direction.
June
2019
5
This bill would amend the General Business Law so that financial services providers regulated under New York State law would not be permitted to “require a confession of judgment in any contract or agreement for a financial product or service.”
March
2019
28
The proposed citywide CLT initiative will allow groups to build upon exciting progress at a critical moment of opportunity. The initiative will support essential CLT community education and organizing, board and member training, and other start-up costs; build capacity through legal, financial, and technical assistance; and promote coordination among CLTs so they reach a sustainable scale.
February
2019
28
A letter explaining our decision to decline an invitation to meet in New York City. Under normal circumstances, we would certainly meet with the head of an important agency, even if we disagreed with policies the agency was pursuing. But the current situation is anything but normal.
February
2019
15
A diverse group of 65 organizations from throughout New York State request a $25 million appropriation to fund the New York State Community Development Financial Institution Fund (NYS CDFI Fund).
February
2019
14
Testimony in support of Intro. 1281, sponsored by Council Member Ritchie Torres, prohibiting retail establishments from refusing to accept payments in cash.
February
2019
11
Testimony regarding the Mayoral administration’s dangerous proposed plan to partner with a financial technology or other financial services company to embed an EMV/contact and RFID/contactless chip in the next generation of IDNYC cards, to allow for broad integration with private and public services and systems.