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A Regulator's View Of Banks In Community Development, Frank Wille
A Regulator's View Of Banks In Community Development, Frank Wille
Vanderbilt Law Review
By and large, the nation's banks have not publicized the story of their significant, sometimes crucial, role in community development. For this low-profile approach, they have paid a high price in lack of public understanding and legislative empathy. Their record,however, is impressive, particularly if "community development" is broadly defined to include the various forms of assistance that banks render to state and local governments that sponsor or finance community development projects.
Financial Institutions, Municipal Finance, And Community Development, J. Dewey Daane
Financial Institutions, Municipal Finance, And Community Development, J. Dewey Daane
Vanderbilt Law Review
An overview of the very complex aspects of community development as they relate to financial institutions may be put into context with a reiteration of one of the basic tenets of American philosophy as stated in the Housing Act of 1949; that it be the policy of the United States Government to provide every American family "a decent home and a suitable living environment." As we narrow our focus to the more specific problem of decaying urban neighborhoods, we are faced immediately with the question of responsibility.