Briefs and Special Reports

LEI DING, Senior Economic Advisor for Community Development, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, and Penn IUR Co-Director SUSAN WACHTER co-edited a special volume of Housing Policy Debate (January 2020), which considers the impact and efficacy of the CRA and new regulatory approaches to overcome discrimination in mortgage markets and includes the following articles:

SUSAN WACHTER and LEI DING Introduction: “The Past, Present, and Future of the Community Reinvestment Act.”

KEVIN A. PARK and ROBERTO G. QUERCIA “Who Lends Beyond the Red Line? The Community Reinvestment Act and the Legacy of Redlining.”

LEI DING and CAROLINA K. REID “The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and Bank Branching Patterns.”

PAUL CALEM, LAUREN LAMBIE-HANSON, and SUSAN WACHTER “Is the Community Reinvestment Act Still Relevant to Mortgage Lending?”

CAROLINA K. REID “Quantitative Performance Metrics for the Community Reinvestment Act: How Much Reinvestment Is Enough?”

LAURIE GOODMAN, JUN ZHU, and JOHN WALSH “The Community Reinvestment Act: What Do We Know, and What Do We Need to Know?”

MARK WILLIS “Updating the Community Reinvestment Act Geography: It’s Not Just About Assessment Areas.”

LAWRENCE J. WHITE “The Community Reinvestment Act at 40: Why Is It Still Necessary to Lean on Banks?”

MICHAEL S. BARR “Concluding Observations on Community Reinvestment Act Reform.”

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JACOB KRIMMEL AND SUSAN WACHTER Penn IUR Brief, “The Future of the Community Reinvestment Act.” September 2019.

JOHN M. MacDONALD AND CHARLES C. BRANAS Penn IUR Working Paper, “Reducing Crime by Changing Places: Assessing the Benefits of Abating Vacant and Abandoned Land in Urban Spaces.” October 2019.

SUSAN WACHTER Penn IUR Brief, “Modernizing the CRA (While Preserving Its Spirit).” December 2019.

JOHN LANDIS Penn IUR Brief, “A Housing Plan Both Parties Can Support.” January 2020.

EUGÉNIE BIRCH (introduction) and CITY PLANNING STUDENTS Penn IUR Series on Urban Informality, “Informality as a Way of Life.” November 2019. Including:

EUGÉNIE BIRCH “Informality as a Way of Life: Introduction to the Penn IUR Series on Urban Informality.”

KIRTANA CONTRACTOR “The Hidden Costs of ‘In-Situ’ Slum Redevelopment in Mumbai.”

JENNIFER GUTIERREZ “Water Scarcity and Supply Challenges in Mexico City’s Informal Settlements.”

SHRAVANTHI KANEKAL “Challenges in the Informal Waste Sector: Bangalore, India.”

HEIKE JACOB “Heat Vulnerability and the Built Environment in Ahmedabad, India.”

JESSICA ARIAS “Informal Street Vendors in Johannesburg, South Africa.”

YONATHAN WOLDARMARIAN “Is Formalizing Working for Rural Migrants in Addis Ababa?” AMIE PATEL “Assessing Inclusivity in Community-Based Organizations in Nairobi, Kenya.”

ELLYSE MURPHY “Shrinking the Digital (and Financial) Divide: A Lesson in Technology Leapfrogging and Financial Inclusion Nairobi, Kenya’s Mobile Banking Industry.”

COKIE NANKA “J-Palm and Beyond: The Path to Informal Sector Formalization in Greater Monrovia and Policy Opportunities for Post-Formalization Growth.”

EMILY GALFOND “Achieving Education for All: Reaching Informal Settlements.”

BENJAMIN PALEVSKY “Motorcycle Taxis in Jakarta, Indonesia: The Case for Recognition and Integration of Motorcycle Taxis into Jabodetabek’s Transportation System.”

DANIELLE LAKE “Women’s Collective Organizations: An Opportunity for Upward Mobility—A Case Study of the Mezitli Women Producers Market in Turkey.”

YUCHEN WANG “Chinese Villages in the City Demolition or Renovation: Which is Better To Preserve Urban Form in Shenzhen China?”

ZHONGYUAN ZENG “The Redevelopment Model of Xidian Village, Beijing.”

EUGÉNIE BIRCH and AMANDA LLOYD Penn IUR, Wilson Center, and Korea Housing and Urban Guarantee Corp (HUG) Joint Research Initiative Report, “Comparative Study of Urban Regeneration in the United States and South Korea, Case Study on Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in Philadelphia: Center City District and University City District.” Fall 2019.