By: Brittany Burns

Homeownership has always been a goal for Jasmine Thomas, a newly-graduated Registered Nurse (RN) and mother of four. After hearing about the Financial Opportunity Center® program from a coworker, she started meeting with veteran financial coach Meg Leahey.

In this economy, it takes creativity, collaboration, and patience to make affordable homeownership a reality. Those are precisely the qualities driving Core City, a LISC Toledo program that acquires, renovates, and sells vacant and blighted properties for homeownership. Learn how we’ve teamed up with Owens Corning to bring homeownership within reach for more Toledo residents.

By Matt Josephs, Senior Vice President for Policy

LISC’s Matt Josephs takes a look at the long-awaited modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), calling it "fair, workable and strong." But he also warns of the chilling effects of uncertainty, as a legal challenge stalls implementation of the final rule, and offers a series of next steps for banks, regulators and community development …