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Discussion Paper
Effects of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) on Small Business Lending
This study provides new evidence on the effectiveness of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) on small business lending by focusing on a sample of neighborhoods with changed CRA eligibility status across the country because of an exogenous policy shock in 2013. The results of difference-in-differences analysis provide consistent evidence that the CRA promotes small business lending, especially in terms of number of loan originations, in lower-income neighborhoods. The generally positive effects of the CRA are sensitive to the types of CRA treatment. Losing CRA eligibility status has a ...
Journal Article
The Other Housing Crisis: Rental Housing
The focus on foreclosures has overshadowed the rapidly growing need for more affordable rental homes in the United States. How can governments at the local, state, and federal level develop policy solutions to improve and increase the supply of affordable rental housing and assist lower-income renters?