For Immediate Release Media Contact Brian M. Maxey, 510-813-7552 bmaxey@rise-economy.org With Sonoma-based Creser Capital Fund’s CDFI certification, Rise Economy furthers its mission of launching the next generation of BIPOC-led CDFIs. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14, 2023 — Loan seekers in Sonoma County will have more options for services…
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For Immediate Release Sept. 7, 2023 Media Contact: Brian M. Maxey bmaxey@rise-economy.org, 510-813-7552 ‘We are urging CEOs of major banking institutions to explicitly state their positions on these crucial issues and to reform their lobbying and litigation tactics’ SAN FRANCISCO – Rise Economy, formerly the California Reinvestment…
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After their first year as members of Rise Economy’s inaugural Resilience Fund Program, participants reflect on their struggles and successes during the program By Madison D'Ornellas, Digital Communications Associate Rise Economy’s inaugural Resilience Fund cohort has placed itself at the forefront of programs working to build a new crop of BIPOC-led Community Development Financial Institutions... 
San Francisco City Hall lit up for Juneteenth. Photo credit: Adobe Stock By Doni Tadesse and Aliyah Shaheed, Southern California and Northern California Organizers Today we celebrate and reflect. We celebrate the resilience, strength and triumph of Black folks in the face of profound adversity. We reflect on the progress we have made as... CRC has a brief conversation with Monica Joe, a member of CRC’s second Racial and Economic Justice Cohort. The cohort creates a space for relationship building, personal development, and organizational development through a racial justice lens for CRC members. Name and organization: Monica Joe, Senior Racial Equity & Inclusion…
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For just the second time ever on Monday, this country will celebrate Juneteenth as a national holiday. On this day, we recognize the strength and resilience of Black communities and acknowledge the continued struggle for liberation. Juneteenth is now a federal holiday, but it has been celebrated among Black…
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Combat banking discrimination. Reduce financial disparities. Push the need for broadband access. Opportunities like this can come with learning more about how we can utilize and track the movement of cryptocurrency, a decentralized, deregulated form of investing in, buying and selling online currency. Don’t worry, we’ve done the seemingly…
Continue Reading →SB 1176 establishes a requirement that would enable the DFPI to evaluate the mortgage lending of financial institutions, creating greater equity in the financial industry. California Reinvestment Coalition Executive Director Paulina Gonzalez-Brito testified before the California Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee on Wednesday in support of SB 1176,…
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The California Reinvestment Coalition is pleased to announce that it has hired Doni Tadesse as its new Southern California Organizer and Aliyah Shaheed as its new Northern California Organizer. Tadesse comes to CRC after working as a capacity builder with the Los Angeles LGBT Center where he trained and…
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Now a year old, CRC’s Economic Equity Promotora Program sets its sights on improving access to the banking system for marginalized communities For some Californians living in rural, low income or communities of color, just the act of opening a bank account might seem like a task fraught…
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As Supreme Court Decides Fate of CFPB and the U.S.…
Banc of California and Rise Economy Announce $4.1 …
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Rise Economy Resilience Fund Cohort Member Earns C…
Rise Economy and 100 Organizations Urge Bank CEOs …
The Bank Rundown: August 2023
NorCal, SoCal convenings bring Rise Economy member…
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2 Added to Rise Economy’s Board of Directors
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