The CRA Podcast with Linda Ezuka

This is a replay of an an CRA Files podcast interview. In this episode of the CRA Files, Ron Brooks interviews Linda Ezuka: Consultant. Community Advocate. Committed to transforming communities through the power of economic development and CRA. Listen to hear Linda describe her vision for the CRA Hub and other community development thoughts. CRA Partners is a turnkey CRA compliance program powered...

This episode interviews Jenny Flores, who leads the Wells Fargo Foundation as their Head of Small Business Growth Philanthropy. Jenny joins me in a community development conversation and Wells Fargo’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in their programs supporting small business. This episode highlights the power of diversity, equity and inclusion in our collective community development...

This podcast interviews Ken Thomas, Ph. D., one of our pioneers of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to share a high-level overview of CRA Reform now that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released its final rule. This episode highlights CRA modernization, interagency positions, politics and coronavirus recovery efforts. Key Topics and Interests: CRA Modernization, CRA Reform,...

Just when we were all getting ready to sit down and draft our OCC and FDIC CRA Comment Letters in preparation for our April 8th deadline, the unfathomable happened: our world shifted to all things COVID-19. Linda Ezuka shares her thoughts around bank's role in recovery efforts and provides details of the interagency regulatory response under the CRA.

Our guest for this episode is Richard Woo, retired CEO of the Russell Family Foundation. During his tenure at the foundation, he learned first-hand the power of impact investing and shares his early explorations, community partnership and impressive ROI results. Impact investing, which seeks to generate social and/or environmental benefits while delivering a financial return, is expanding as a pro...

Welcome to this episode and launch of a new series of podcasts around regulatory reform. Most of you know that we are in the midst of regulatory reform and things are heating up! In today’s episode of the CRA Podcast, I switch gears and share a podcast episode I recently recorded with Michael Delucchi of ElevateTALKS. Enjoy this short interview and then check the show notes below to learn more abo...

Community development financial institutions or otherwise known as CDFIs are powerful tools that are an important player within the continuum of credit spectrum to strategically deploy capital within disadvantaged communities. CDFIs partner with banks and other community development entities to realize the power of partnerships to realize impact. In this podcast, Mark Pinsky shares a few stories o...

PC101 Opportunity Zones... a freshly minted new community development tool poised to incentivize private investments in low-income and distress communities across the nation. Welcome to the CRA Podcast. I’m Linda Lewis Ezuka, your host and Founder of CRA Today. This podcast is part of my mission to transform communities through the power of economic development and the Community Reinvestment Act....