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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.1479 Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009</title>
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  <updated>2009-11-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>financial advisor: Community Outreach, Community Reinvestment (CRA ...</title>
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      <name>financial advisor </name>
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Act of 2009 (HR 1479), which would extend CRA to credit unions, has more than 50 sponsors in the House of Representatives -- many of whom are long-time supporters of credit unions. We don&amp;#39;t know what course it will take, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financialplanningprogram.blogspot.com/2009/11/community-outreach-community_05.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Baltimore Reporter</title>
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      <name>Baltimore Reporter </name>
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At issue last week was H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson. It would expand and strengthen the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act, which required banks to make ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.baltimorereporter.com/?p=7040&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H R  1479 The Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act</title>
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      <name>Docstoc feed for: Medicine </name>
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HR 1479 The Federal Acupuncture Coverage ActWhat it does The Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act has two purposes. If enacted, HR 1479 would add acupuncture as a benefit covered under both Medicare and the Federal Employees Health Benefits ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.docstoc.com/docs/13869812/H-R--1479-The-Federal-Acupuncture-Coverage-Act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Three-bedrooms, two-bath, stucco exterior, kitchen has granite ...</title>
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Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, and 50 other co-sponsors (all Democrats) of H.R. 1479 the &#8220;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009,&#8221; who want to expand the CRA to include not just banks but also credit unions, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://proteinwisdom.com/?p=15444&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OPINION Blog | The Dallas Morning News</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-23:/commentary/6598814</id>
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H.R. 1479: 111th Congress 2009-2010 Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009. To enhance the availability of capital, credit, and other banking and financial services for all citizens and communities, to ensure that community ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/10/enough-with-the-1.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Haven&amp;#39;t We Learned Anything From the Meltdown? -- MrSwing</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6525942</id>
    <updated>2009-10-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Free Daily Swing and Day Trading Stock... </name>
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Before it takes any action on HR 1479&#8212;which would expand the CRA&amp;#39;s mandates from banks to bank subsidiaries, mortgage bankers, credit unions, insurance companies, and other nonbank financial institutions. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mrswing.com/articles/Haven_t_We_Learned_Anything_From_the_Meltdown.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CARPE DIEM: Haven&amp;#39;t We Learned Anything From the Meltdown?</title>
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Before it takes any action on HR 1479&#8212;which would expand the CRA&amp;#39;s mandates from banks to bank subsidiaries, mortgage bankers, credit unions, insurance companies, and other nonbank financial institutions. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2009/10/havent-we-learned-anything-from.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CARPE DIEM: The Government&amp;#39;s Obsession With Home Ownerhsip and Its ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6448824</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, and 50 other co-sponsors (all Democrats) of H.R. 1479 the &#8220;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009,&#8221; who want to expand the CRA to include not just banks but also credit unions, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2009/10/governments-obsession-with-home.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Other McCain: Tucker Carlson&amp;#39;s Daily Caller: MIA?</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, and 50 other co-sponsors (all Democrats) of H.R. 1479 the &amp;quot;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009,&amp;quot; who want to expand the CRA to include not just banks but also credit unions, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rsmccain.blogspot.com/2009/10/tucker-carlsons-daily-caller-mia.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Capitol Rush: The Taking of America 1-2-3!</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Barney Frank (D-NY) was pushing a new bill: H.R. 1479, the &#8220;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009&#8221;. At first I tried to connect an adjective to Barney&amp;#39;s actions: stupidity; arrogance; fool hardiness; contempt; defiance; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://capitolrush.blogspot.com/2009/10/taking-of-america-1-2-3.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama: We&amp;#39;ll Replace ACORN With Our Own Bureaucracy. [JHoward]</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-16:/commentary/6400060</id>
    <updated>2009-10-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>protein wisdom </name>
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Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, and 50 other co-sponsors (all Democrats) of H.R. 1479 the &#8220;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009,&#8221; who want to expand the CRA to include not just banks but also credit unions, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://proteinwisdom.com/?p=15408&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Dow hits 7537! | Kyle Wingfield</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6409210</id>
    <updated>2009-10-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Kyle Wingfield </name>
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10:49 pm. Don&amp;#39;t look now Kyle but CORRUPT ACORN is probably going to regain backdoor funding under CRA and receive &#8220;enhanced funding&#8221; at that thanks to Barney Frank and HR 1479. http://www.thehopeforamerica.com/play.php?id=2207 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.ajc.com/kyle-wingfield/2009/10/15/the-dow-hits-7537/?cxntfid=blogs_kyle_wingfield&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tweets October 15 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6409209</id>
    <updated>2009-10-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 1479 Community Reinvestment Modernization Act http://bit.ly/42C7jy #news #politics #Congress. Oct 15 10:42 EDT - RT @Drudge_Report: GALLUP: Hillary Clinton now more popular than Obama&#8230; http://tinyurl.com/ygfqh8l ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dyeager.org/blog/2009/10/tweets-october-15-2009.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Dow hits 7537! | Kyle Wingfield</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6514418</id>
    <updated>2009-10-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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10:47 pm. Don&amp;#39;t look now Kyle but CORRUPT ACORN is probably going to regain backdoor funding under CRA and receive &#8220;enhanced funding&#8221; at that thanks to Barney Frank and HR 1479. http://www.thehopeforamerica.com/play.php?id=2207 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.ajc.com/kyle-wingfield/2009/10/15/the-dow-hits-7537/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Old Jarhead: Political Digest October 13, 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6374311</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Barney Frank held a hearing on H.R. 1479, the &amp;quot;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009.&amp;quot; The bill&amp;#39;s purpose is &amp;quot;to close the wealth gap in the United States&amp;quot; by increasing &amp;quot;home ownership and small business ownership f&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tartanmarine.blogspot.com/2009/10/political-digest-october-13-2009.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama/Democrats seek to EXPAND policies that caused crisis ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, and 50 other co-sponsors (all Democrats) of H.R. 1479 the &#8220;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009,&#8221; who want to expand the CRA to include not just banks but also credit unions, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americanelephant.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/obamademocrats-seek-to-expand-policies-that-caused-crisis/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Limited Modified Hangout</title>
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Before it takes any action on HR 1479&#8212;which would expand the CRA&amp;#39;s mandates from banks to bank subsidiaries, mortgage bankers, credit unions, insurance companies, and other nonbank financial institutions&#8212;the committee should demand that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://limitedmodifiedhangout.blogspot.com/2009/10/yes-cra-is-toxic.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Yes, the CRA Is Toxic by Edward Pinto, City Journal Autumn 2009</title>
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Before it takes any action on HR 1479&#8212;which would expand the CRA&amp;#39;s mandates from banks to bank subsidiaries, mortgage bankers, credit unions, insurance companies, and other nonbank financial institutions&#8212;the committee should demand that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.city-journal.org/2009/19_4_snd-cra.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Burning down the house&#8230; Again | The Real Revo</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-09:/commentary/6346634</id>
    <updated>2009-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, and 50 other co-sponsors (all Democrats) of H.R. 1479 the &#8220;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009,&#8221; who want to expand the CRA to include not just banks but also credit unions, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://therealrevo.com/blog/?p=14363&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>More Mortgage Loans for Unqualified Borrowers</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-09:/commentary/6374313</id>
    <updated>2009-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Here we go again. $4.2 trillion in loans to unqualified borrowers - a financial meltdown and how to we respond? The Community Reinvestment Modernization Act. HR 1479 encourages banks to once again lend to unqualified borrowers. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://obamagab.com/?p=65427&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Next meltdown coming up! Courtesy of your local neighborhood ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, and 50 other co-sponsors (all Democrats) of HR 1479 the &amp;quot;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009,&amp;quot; who want to expand the CRA to include not just banks but also credit unions, insurance companies ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://700wlwforum.com/showthread.php?t=4164&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Political Class: A Poisonous Cocktail. The next housing ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, and 50 other co-sponsors (all Democrats) of H.R. 1479 the &amp;quot;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009,&amp;quot; who want to expand the CRA to include not just banks but also credit unions, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thepoliticalclass.com/2009/10/a-poisonous-cocktail-the-next-housing-collapse-aka-the-attack-of-the-cra-part-ii.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dissecting Leftism -- Large font site</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, and 50 other co-sponsors (all Democrats) of H.R. 1479 the &amp;quot;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009,&amp;quot; who want to expand the CRA to include not just banks but also credit unions, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jonjayray.blogspot.com/2009/10/zelenka-i-imagine-that-there-must-be.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dissecting Leftism</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, and 50 other co-sponsors (all Democrats) of H.R. 1479 the &amp;quot;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009,&amp;quot; who want to expand the CRA to include not just banks but also credit unions, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dissectleft.blogspot.com/2009/10/zelenka-i-imagine-that-there-must-be.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Baltimore Reporter</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-05:/commentary/6439800</id>
    <updated>2009-10-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, and 50 other co-sponsors (all Democrats) of H.R. 1479 the &#8220;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009,&#8221; who want to expand the CRA to include not just banks but also credit unions, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.baltimorereporter.com/?p=6922&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>As We &#8220;Re-regulate&#8221; Will We &#8220;Re-mistake&#8221;?</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Incredibly, Barney Frank, never to be shy in asserting that the minds of ego inflated politicians are better than the collective actions of markets, is supporting a bill ( HR 1479 the &#8220;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://electriccityweblog.com/?p=5827&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cliftonchadwick&amp;#39;s Blog</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-05:/commentary/6299588</id>
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Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, and 50 other co-sponsors (all Democrats) of H.R. 1479 the &#8220;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009,&#8221; who want to expand the CRA to include not just banks but also credit unions, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cliftonchadwick.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/4202/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>In the wake of the financial crisis, what should government do?</title>
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Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, and 50 other co-sponsors (all Democrats) of HR 1479 the &amp;quot;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009,&amp;quot; who want to expand the CRA to include not just banks but also credit unions, insurance companies ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nopc.info/forum/showthread.php?t=38238&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, and 50 other co-sponsors (all Democrats) of HR 1479 the &#8220;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009,&#8221; who want to expand the CRA to include not just banks but also credit unions, insurance companies ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://faustasblog.com/?p=15971&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, and 50 other co-sponsors (all Democrats) of H.R. 1479 the &amp;quot;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009,&amp;quot; who want to expand the CRA to include not just banks but also credit unions, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pasadenasubrosa.typepad.com/pasadena_sub_rosa/2009/10/obamas-affirmative-action-mortgages.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) introduced H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009, the most far-reaching CRA Reform measure since the law was enacted in 1977. ... Financial Service Committee Approves Comprehensive ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestaterama.com/2009/09/30/federal-financial-institution-regulators-announce-availability-of-2008-data-on-mortgage-lending-ID06053.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Barney Frank held a hearing on H.R. 1479, the &amp;quot;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009.&amp;quot; The bill&amp;#39;s purpose is &amp;quot;to close the wealth gap in the United States&amp;quot; by increasing &amp;quot;home ownership and small business ownership f&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/09/obama-and-the-o.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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At issue last week was HR 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson. It would expand and strengthen the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act, which required banks to make ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aconservativeedge.com/2009/09/27/financial-meltdown-the-sequel-produced-written-and-edited-by-the-democrat-party/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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At issue last week was H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson. It would expand and strengthen the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act, which required banks to make ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theabsurdreport.com/2009/democrats-on-path-to-repeat-housing-disaster-by-byron-york/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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democrats are expanding the community reinvestment act with HR 1479 modernization act of 2009. The former CRA which contributed to the lowering of lending standards leading to the bubble/meltdown will be expanded to more financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2009/09/25/yes-washington-did-help-cause-the-financial-crisis/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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At issue last week was HR 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson. It would expand and strengthen the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act, which required banks to make ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://weekendpundit.org/2009/09/another-housing-meltdown-in-th.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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At issue last week was H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson. It would expand and strengthen the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act, which required banks to make ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theblogprof.blogspot.com/2009/09/those-that-dont-learn-from-history.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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At issue last week was H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson. It would expand and strengthen the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act, which required banks to make ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.plaintruth.com/the_plain_truth/2009/09/democrats-on-path-to-repeat-housing-disaster.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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At issue last week was H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson. It would expand and strengthen the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act, which required banks to make ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/Democrats-on-path-to-repeat-housing-disaster-8275069-60060902.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Eddie Bernice-Johnson has introduced H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009. Rather than dismantle the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act -- which was expanded during the Clinton and W. Bush administrations to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://donnyferguson.blogspot.com/2009/09/dems-re-inflating-housing-bubble.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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But Democrats, led by H.R. 1479 sponsor Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, claimed that expansion of CRA is much-needed. &#226;&#8364;&#339;Congress has passed a number of laws designed to combat redlining and eliminate housing discrimination,&#226;&#8364;* Johnson said at ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://iusbvision.wordpress.com/2009/09/22/here-we-go-again-democrats-trying-to-lower-mortgage-loan-standards/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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At issue last week was H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson. It would expand and strengthen the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act, which required banks to make ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hyscience.com/archives/2009/09/byron_york_demo.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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9-21-9 HR 1479. September 22nd, 2009 . by admin. Representative Boehner: You people in congress and the White House are in the process of stealing the opportunity for success from the next generation . . . and the generation after that. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cincinnati912project.com/?p=429&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson sneaked this one in while you weren&amp;#39;t looking DE. new &amp;amp; improved CRA to move real estate surplus in the inner cities. H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment MODERNIZATION Act of 2009 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deadenders.wordpress.com/2009/09/22/1-2-trillions/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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They call this latest pipe bomb under the seats of the American people HR 1479, sponsored by Rep. Eddie Bernice &#8220;clueless&#8221; Johnson. Train wreck 1479 would expand the original CRA nightmare that forced banks to give home loans to people ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rjjrdq.com/2009/09/mortgage-meltdown-redux/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Have you heard of H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009? This legislation, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson and all but ignored by the MSM, would expand the original 1977 Community ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://oncenter.blogspot.com/2009/09/hr-1479.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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At issue last week was H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson. It would expand and strengthen the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act, which required banks to make ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.infidelsparadise.com/?p=815&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Barney Frank held a hearing on HR 1479, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009.&#226;&#8364;* The bill&amp;#39;s purpose is &#226;&#8364;&#339;to close the wealth gap in the United States&#226;&#8364;* by increasing &#226;&#8364;&#339;home ownership and small business ownership for&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aconservativeedge.com/2009/09/21/the-community-reinvestment-act-metastasizes-thanks-to-democrats/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Barney Frank held a hearing on H.R. 1479, the &#8220;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009.&#8221; The bill&amp;#39;s purpose is &#8220;to close the wealth gap in the United States&#8221; by increasing &#8220;home ownership and small business ownership for low- ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogsforvictory.com/2009/09/21/obama-willing-to-pay-off-his-msm-supporters/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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At issue last week was H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson. It would expand and strengthen the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act, which required banks to make ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dev.www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/Democrats-on-path-to-repeat-housing-disaster-8275069-60060902.html?c=y&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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REP JOHNSONS TESTIMONY ON HR 1479 &amp;quot;This year, Rep. Gutierrez and I introduced the CRA Modernization Act, which updates the 32-yaer old law to reflect the modern financial landscape. I hope this hearing will bring much needed awareness ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tcunation.com/xn/detail/2476373:Comment:281875?xg_source=activity&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Barney Frank held a hearing on H.R. 1479, the &amp;#39;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009.&amp;#39; The bill&amp;#39;s purpose is &amp;#39;to close the wealth gap in the United States&amp;#39; by increasing &amp;#39;home ownership and small business ownership for lo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dirtydemocrats.com/?p=5988&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009 | Tweet The Press</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-19:/commentary/6188084</id>
    <updated>2009-09-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Good old Barney Frank at it again. This time, it comes to us with the name of HR1479. A hearing was held on 09-16-09 for the Community Reinvestment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tweetthepress.net/numbers-dont-lie/community-reinvestment-modernization-act-of-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Are They Crazy Or Just Stupid? New Community Reinvestment Act</title>
    <link href="http://republic-mainstreet.blogspot.com/2009/09/are-they-crazy-or-just-stupid-new.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-18:/commentary/6165932</id>
    <updated>2009-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Hearings were held Wednesday morning on HR1479 &amp;quot;The Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009&amp;quot;. The bill&amp;#39;s purpose is &amp;quot;to close the wealth gap in the United States&amp;quot; by increasing &amp;quot;home ownership and small business owners&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://republic-mainstreet.blogspot.com/2009/09/are-they-crazy-or-just-stupid-new.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NAMIC Opposes CRA Expansion to Property/Casualty Insurance ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-18:/commentary/6144057</id>
    <updated>2009-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Home Owners Insurance Headlines </name>
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The Committee will meet Wednesday to examine H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009, introduced by Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas. H.R. 1479 would subject non-bank affiliates of bank holding companies to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.insuranceheadlines.com/Homeowners/6207.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CRA hearing largely uneventful for CUs</title>
    <link href="http://www.cusecure.org/2009/09/18/cra-hearing-largely-uneventful-for-cus/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-18:/commentary/6165929</id>
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Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) on Wednesday indicated that she would support expanding the terms of HR 1479, the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Modernization Act of 2009, to cover what she called &#226;&#8364;&#339;mainstream&#226;&#8364;* credit unions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cusecure.org/2009/09/18/cra-hearing-largely-uneventful-for-cus/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Are Democrats Insane Or Just Plain Stupid? &#194;&#171; The Daley Gator</title>
    <link href="http://thedaleygator.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/are-democrats-insane-or-just-plain-stupid/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-18:/commentary/6144053</id>
    <updated>2009-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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But Democrats, led by H.R. 1479 sponsor Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, claimed that expansion of CRA is much-needed. &#226;&#8364;&#339;Congress has passed a number of laws designed to combat redlining and eliminate housing discrimination,&#226;&#8364;* Johnson said at ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thedaleygator.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/are-democrats-insane-or-just-plain-stupid/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>NAMIC Opposes CRA Expansion to Property/Casualty Insurance Companies</title>
    <link href="http://insuranceinworld.blogspot.com/2009/09/namic-opposes-cra-expansion-to.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-18:/commentary/6165927</id>
    <updated>2009-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Insurance in World </name>
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... insurance companies that will be considered in a hearing today of the House Financial Services Committee. The Committee will meet Wednesday to examine HR 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009, introduced by Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insuranceinworld.blogspot.com/2009/09/namic-opposes-cra-expansion-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Oy vey.</title>
    <link href="http://pumapac.org/2009/09/18/oy-vey/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-18:/commentary/6165926</id>
    <updated>2009-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 1479 COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2009. The purpose of the bill is to close the wealth gap in the U.S. by increasing home ownership and small business ownership for low and moderate income borrowers and persons of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pumapac.org/2009/09/18/oy-vey/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&#194;&#187; NAMIC Opposes CRA Expansion to Property/Casualty Insurance ...</title>
    <link href="http://insurancearchive.com/namic-opposes-cra-expansion-to-propertycasualty-insurance-companies/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-18:/commentary/6144060</id>
    <updated>2009-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Insurance Archive.com </name>
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The Committee will meet Wednesday to examine H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of ... Read further -&amp;gt; NAMIC Opposes CRA Expansion to Property/Casualty Insurance Companies! Filed under: Home Owners ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insurancearchive.com/namic-opposes-cra-expansion-to-propertycasualty-insurance-companies/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dems push expanded Community Reinvestment Act | Lux Libertas ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-18:/commentary/6409211</id>
    <updated>2009-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Barney Frank held a hearing on H.R. 1479, the &#8220;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009.&#8221; The bill&amp;#39;s purpose is &#8220;to close the wealth gap in the United States&#8221; by increasing &#8220;home ownership and small business ownership for low- ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.luxlibertas.com/dems-push-expanded-community-reinvestment-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>round-up of scary stories about leftists gone wild</title>
    <link href="http://winteryknight.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/round-up-of-scary-stories-about-leftists-gone-wild/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-18:/commentary/6217251</id>
    <updated>2009-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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barney frank held a hearing on hr 1479, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;community reinvestment modernization act of 2009.&#226;&#8364;* the bill&amp;#39;s purpose is &#226;&#8364;&#339;to close the wealth gap in the united states&#226;&#8364;* by increasing &#226;&#8364;&#339;home ownership and small business ownership for&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://winteryknight.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/round-up-of-scary-stories-about-leftists-gone-wild/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Democrats Move To Expand Tools That Made ACORN Famous : Founding ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.foundingbloggers.com/wordpress/2009/09/democrats-move-to-expand-tools-that-made-acorn-famous/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-18:/commentary/6152437</id>
    <updated>2009-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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But Democrats, led by H.R. 1479 sponsor Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, claimed that expansion of CRA is much-needed. &#226;&#8364;&#339;Congress has passed a number of laws designed to combat redlining and eliminate housing discrimination,&#226;&#8364;* Johnson said at ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.foundingbloggers.com/wordpress/2009/09/democrats-move-to-expand-tools-that-made-acorn-famous/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open Thread | NewsBusters.org</title>
    <link href="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb-staff/2009/09/18/open-thread" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-18:/commentary/6152438</id>
    <updated>2009-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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&amp;quot;H.R. 1479 would extend the CRA&amp;#39;s lending requirements to non-bank institutions like credit unions, insurance companies and independent mortgage lenders. It would also purposefully make the CRA more race-based by requiring specific CRA ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb-staff/2009/09/18/open-thread&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Weekly Claw 9-18-09 - AllMilitary.com&amp;#39;s Military Blog</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-18:/commentary/6152439</id>
    <updated>2009-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>AllMilitary.com's Military Blog </name>
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Bawney Fwank (D-Gay Brothels of Taxachusetts and DC) has started hearings on HR 1479, &#226;&#8364;&#339;The Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009.&#226;&#8364;* Read this article from the Washington Examiner (hat tip to Poll Katz e-mailer Ginny), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allmilitary.com/blog/2009/09/18/the-weekly-claw-9-18-09/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Democrats Enjoyed The Housing Market Meltdown So Much They Want To ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.just-a-regular-guy.com/2009/09/17/democrats-enjoyed-the-housing-market-meltdown-so-much-they-want-to-expand-the-community-reinvestment-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/commentary/6152436</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Barney Frank and other far left wing Democrat Reps. are preparing to push HR 1479 through Congress hoping to expand the Community Reinvestment Act...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.just-a-regular-guy.com/2009/09/17/democrats-enjoyed-the-housing-market-meltdown-so-much-they-want-to-expand-the-community-reinvestment-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Simply Incredible</title>
    <link href="http://americannonsense.com/?p=32039" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/commentary/6210967</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Barney Frank held a hearing on HR 1479, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009.&#226;&#8364;* The bill&amp;#39;s purpose is &#226;&#8364;&#339;to close the wealth gap in the United States&#226;&#8364;* by increasing &#226;&#8364;&#339;home ownership and small business ownership for&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americannonsense.com/?p=32039&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Democrats still pushing bad mortgage loans that caused meltdown</title>
    <link href="http://tech.bl0x.info/democrats-still-pushing-bad-mortgage-loans-that-caused-meltdown/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/commentary/6204536</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Techlog </name>
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Barney Frank held a hearing on HR 1479, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009.&#226;&#8364;* The bill&amp;#39;s purpose is &#226;&#8364;&#339;to close the wealth gap in the United States&#226;&#8364;* by increasing &#226;&#8364;&#339;home ownership and small business ownership for&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tech.bl0x.info/democrats-still-pushing-bad-mortgage-loans-that-caused-meltdown/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dems Push to Expand CRA - Stephen Spruiell - The Corner on ...</title>
    <link href="http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZTYwNGU0MjRmMTRlMjQ0MTI4ZjVlNzFmZGRkYWJlNzk=" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Corner on National Review Online </name>
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Barney Frank held a hearing on H.R. 1479, the &amp;quot;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009.&amp;quot; The bill&amp;#39;s purpose is &amp;quot;to close the wealth gap in the United States&amp;quot; by increasing &amp;quot;home ownership and small business ownership f&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZTYwNGU0MjRmMTRlMjQ0MTI4ZjVlNzFmZGRkYWJlNzk=&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>VDARE.com: Blog Articles &#194;&#187; Barney Frank&amp;#39;s New Bill to Expand the ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.vdare.com/archives/2009/09/17/barney-franks-new-bill-to-expand-the-community-reinvestment-act/" rel="alternate"/>
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So, what&amp;#39;s in Barney&amp;#39;s Bill, H.R. 1479, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009&#226;&#8364;&#339;? Extension of the CRA from mortgages to small business loans. Inclusion of credit unions (my vague impression is that credit unions screwed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.vdare.com/archives/2009/09/17/barney-franks-new-bill-to-expand-the-community-reinvestment-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>liberal democrats try to crank cra up again</title>
    <link href="http://www.qando.net/?p=4677" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/commentary/6307574</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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barney frank held a hearing on hr 1479, the &#8220;community reinvestment modernization act of 2009.&#8221; the bill&amp;#39;s purpose is &#8220;to close the wealth gap in the united states&#8221; by increasing &#8220;home ownership and small business ownership for low- and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.qando.net/?p=4677&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>democrats still pushing bad mortgage loans that caused meltdown</title>
    <link href="http://prairiepundit.blogspot.com/2009/09/democrats-still-pushing-bad-mortgage.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/commentary/6385401</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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barney frank held a hearing on hr 1479, the &amp;quot;community reinvestment modernization act of 2009.&amp;quot; the bill&amp;#39;s purpose is &amp;quot;to close the wealth gap in the united states&amp;quot; by increasing &amp;quot;home ownership and small business ownership for&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://prairiepundit.blogspot.com/2009/09/democrats-still-pushing-bad-mortgage.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Townhall.com Blog : Meredith Jessup : Democrats Supporting Another ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/commentary/6188081</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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We can pull ourselves out of this economic slump and work to make sure a situation like this never happens again, but H.R. 1479 is certainly NOT the way to do it. Tell your representatives to oppose H.R. 1479. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://townhall.com/blog/g/9d901546-f33a-4c57-8e0b-0ba350658111&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Weasel Zippers: BEFORE: Community Reinvestment Act Leads to ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.weaselzippers.net/blog/2009/09/before-community-reinvestment-act-leads-to-mortgages-meltdown-by-forcing-banks-to-give-loans-to-unqu.html" rel="alternate"/>
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Barney Frank held a hearing on H.R. 1479, the &amp;quot;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009.&amp;quot; The bill&amp;#39;s purpose is &amp;quot;to close the wealth gap in the United States&amp;quot; by increasing &amp;quot;home ownership and small business ownership f&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.weaselzippers.net/blog/2009/09/before-community-reinvestment-act-leads-to-mortgages-meltdown-by-forcing-banks-to-give-loans-to-unqu.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Simply Incredible</title>
    <link href="http://americawatchesobama.com/simply-incredible" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/commentary/6165931</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>America Watches Obama </name>
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Barney Frank held a hearing on HR 1479, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009.&#226;&#8364;* The bill&amp;#39;s purpose is &#226;&#8364;&#339;to close the wealth gap in the United States&#226;&#8364;* by increasing &#226;&#8364;&#339;home ownership and small business ownership for&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americawatchesobama.com/simply-incredible&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Liberal Democrats Try To Crank CRA Up Again | Liberty Republican Forum</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/commentary/6165930</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Barney Frank held a hearing on H.R. 1479, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009.&#226;&#8364;* The bill&amp;#39;s purpose is &#226;&#8364;&#339;to close the wealth gap in the United States&#226;&#8364;* by increasing &#226;&#8364;&#339;home ownership and small business ownership f&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fontcraft.com/liberty/?p=10712&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Meredith Jessup: Democrats Supporting Another Housing Slump ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/commentary/6165928</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Yesterday, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on HR 1479--the &amp;quot;Community Reinvestment Act of 2009.&amp;quot; The bill&amp;#39;s goal would be &amp;quot;to close the wealth gap in the United States&amp;quot; by increasing &amp;quot;home...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.townhall.com/blog/g/9d901546-f33a-4c57-8e0b-0ba350658111&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Patriot&amp;#39;s Flag &#194;&#187; Community Reinvestment Act-AGAIN!</title>
    <link href="http://www.thepatriotsflag.com/?p=813" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/commentary/6144061</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Patriot's Flag </name>
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The CRA of 2009 is HR 1479 (Full Text Here) states: To enhance the availability of capital, credit and other banking and financial services for all citizens and communities, to ensure that community reinvestment requirements are updated ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thepatriotsflag.com/?p=813&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Common Sense Times: Dems Want to Expand Community Reinvestment Act ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/commentary/6144059</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 1479 (found here in PDF) was authored by Senator Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX). Johnson&amp;#39;s bill has 51 co-sponsors, including some of the most liberal members of the House, like Reps. Dennis Kucinich, John Conyers, Bobby Rush, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://commonsensetimes.blogspot.com/2009/09/dems-want-to-expand-community.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>This Week in SRI: Hearing on Proposals to Enhance the Community ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/commentary/6144058</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>This Week in SRI </name>
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Eddie Bernice Johnson have introduced H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act. The Community Reinvestment Act was passed in 1977. The goal of the H.R. 1479 is to update the 32-yaer old law to reflect the modern financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://twisri.blogspot.com/2009/09/hearing-on-proposals-to-enhance.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Housing meltdown, one year later | The Real Revo</title>
    <link href="http://therealrevo.com/blog/?p=13385" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/commentary/6144056</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Real Revo </name>
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WTF? I mean really! WTF? This morning House Financial Services Committee chairman Rep. Barney Frank held a hearing on HR 1479, the Community.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://therealrevo.com/blog/?p=13385&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Steve Sailer&amp;#39;s iSteve Blog: Barney Frank&amp;#39;s New Bill to Expand the ...</title>
    <link href="http://isteve.blogspot.com/2009/09/barney-franks-new-bill-to-expand.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/commentary/6144055</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Steve Sailer's iSteve Blog </name>
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So, what&amp;#39;s in Barney&amp;#39;s Bill, H.R. 1479, the &amp;quot;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009&amp;quot;? - Extension of the CRA from mortgages to small business loans. - Inclusion of credit unions (my vague impression is that credit unions ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://isteve.blogspot.com/2009/09/barney-franks-new-bill-to-expand.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Salisbury News: More On ACORN</title>
    <link href="http://sbynews.blogspot.com/2009/09/more-on-acorn.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/commentary/6144054</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Salisbury News </name>
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Barney Frank held a hearing on H.R. 1479, the &amp;quot;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009.&amp;quot; The bill&amp;#39;s purpose is &amp;quot;to close the wealth gap in the United States&amp;quot; by increasing &amp;quot;home ownership and small business ownership f&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbynews.blogspot.com/2009/09/more-on-acorn.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>VDARE.com: Blog Articles &#194;&#187; CRA: Does Anybody Really Want To Know?</title>
    <link href="http://blog.vdare.com/archives/2009/09/17/cra-does-anybody-really-want-to-know/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/commentary/6144052</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>VDARE.com: Blog Articles </name>
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As H.R. 1479 points out, announced CRA commitment volume totaled over $6 trillion since CRA&amp;#39;s inception in 1977. Starting in 1992, volume exploded. Over the 17 year period 1992-2008, there were a total of $6 trillion in announced CRA ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.vdare.com/archives/2009/09/17/cra-does-anybody-really-want-to-know/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Liberal Democrats Try To Crank CRA Up Again</title>
    <link href="http://www.homemortgagesreview.com/10833/liberal-democrats-try-to-crank-cra-up-again/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/commentary/6135649</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Home Mortgages Review </name>
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... in Congress refuse to acknowledge that and are now pushing to expand both the scope and power of the CRA: This morning House Financial Services Committee chairman Rep. Barney Frank held a hearing on H.R. 1479, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Community R ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.homemortgagesreview.com/10833/liberal-democrats-try-to-crank-cra-up-again/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>No CRA for CUs, CUNA urges : CU*Secure</title>
    <link href="http://www.cusecure.org/2009/09/17/no-cra-for-cus-cuna-urges/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/commentary/6135648</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CU*Secure </name>
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The Credit Union National Association has voiced its opposition to H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment Act Modernization Act of 2009, in a letter sent to House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cusecure.org/2009/09/17/no-cra-for-cus-cuna-urges/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Illinois Tea Now: Get Ready for the next wave of crap out of DC ...</title>
    <link href="http://illinoisteanow.blogspot.com/2009/09/get-ready-for-next-wave-of-crap-out-of.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/commentary/6135647</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Illinois Tea Now </name>
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held a hearing on H.R. 1479, the &amp;quot;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bi...&amp;gt;The bill&amp;#39;s purpose is &amp;quot;to close the wealth gap in the United States&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://illinoisteanow.blogspot.com/2009/09/get-ready-for-next-wave-of-crap-out-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Steve Sailer&amp;#39;s iSteve Blog: CRA: Does anybody really want to know?</title>
    <link href="http://isteve.blogspot.com/2009/09/cra-does-anybody-really-want-to-know.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/commentary/6135646</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Steve Sailer's iSteve Blog </name>
    </author>
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As H.R. 1479 points out, announced CRA commitment volume totaled over $6 trillion since CRA&amp;#39;s inception in 1977. Starting in 1992, volume exploded. Over the 17 year period 1992-2008, there were a total of $6 trillion in announced CRA ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://isteve.blogspot.com/2009/09/cra-does-anybody-really-want-to-know.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>YID With LID: OMG! Democrats Trying To EXPAND Community ...</title>
    <link href="http://yidwithlid.blogspot.com/2009/09/omg-democrats-trying-to-expand.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/commentary/6135644</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>YID With LID </name>
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Barney Frank held a hearing on H.R. 1479, the &amp;quot;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009.&amp;quot; The bill&amp;#39;s purpose is &amp;quot;to close the wealth gap in the United States&amp;quot; by increasing &amp;quot;home ownership and small business ownership f&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yidwithlid.blogspot.com/2009/09/omg-democrats-trying-to-expand.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : The Community Reinvestment ...</title>
    <link href="http://spectator.org/blog/2009/09/16/the-community-reinvestment-act" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-16:/commentary/6217250</id>
    <updated>2009-09-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AmSpecBlog </name>
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Barney Frank held a hearing on H.R. 1479, the &amp;quot;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009.&amp;quot; The bill&amp;#39;s purpose is &amp;quot;to close the wealth gap in the United States&amp;quot; by increasing &amp;quot;home ownership and small business ownership f&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://spectator.org/blog/2009/09/16/the-community-reinvestment-act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>News for 09/17/2009- What the Senate Takes Away With One Hand, The ...</title>
    <link href="http://soldierforliberty.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/news-for-09172009-what-the-senate-takes-away-with-one-hand-the-house-gives-back-with-another/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-16:/commentary/6238400</id>
    <updated>2009-09-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Soldier For Liberty </name>
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Barney Frank held a hearing on HR 1479, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009.&#226;&#8364;* The bill&amp;#39;s purpose is &#226;&#8364;&#339;to close the wealth gap in the United States&#226;&#8364;* by increasing &#226;&#8364;&#339;home ownership and small business ownership for&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://soldierforliberty.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/news-for-09172009-what-the-senate-takes-away-with-one-hand-the-house-gives-back-with-another/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Expansion of Community Reinvestment Act Would Promote Economic ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.realestaterama.com/2009/09/16/expansion-of-community-reinvestment-act-would-promote-economic-security-and-financial-inclusion-for-ID05992.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-16:/commentary/6135645</id>
    <updated>2009-09-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RealEstateRama </name>
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NCRC is supporting the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009 (H.R. 1479),which has more than 50 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives. CRA must be expanded in three critical ways. First, all financial institutions must ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestaterama.com/2009/09/16/expansion-of-community-reinvestment-act-would-promote-economic-security-and-financial-inclusion-for-ID05992.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Multi-Trillion Dollar Lifeline &#226;&#8364;&#339;Saves&#226;&#8364;* Wall Street, Homeowners ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.realestaterama.com/2009/09/15/multi-trillion-dollar-lifeline-saves-wall-street-homeowners-left-to-fail-ID05983.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-15:/commentary/6126308</id>
    <updated>2009-09-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RealEstateRama </name>
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The law should be enhanced to cover all financial institutions, as has been proposed by the Community Modernization Act of 2009 (H.R. 1479). On Wednesday,September 16th John Taylor will testify before the House Financial Services ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestaterama.com/2009/09/15/multi-trillion-dollar-lifeline-saves-wall-street-homeowners-left-to-fail-ID05983.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Lower New York Insurance Blog &#194;&#187; Regulation: Broker Dealer vs RIA</title>
    <link href="http://blog.your-insurance-site.info/?p=1395" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-04:/commentary/6188085</id>
    <updated>2009-09-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Lower New York Insurance Blog </name>
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Insurance News and Information. Insurance topics for New York New Jersey and Connecticut. Providing posts on Homeowner, car, Business, E&amp;amp;O and Profess.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.your-insurance-site.info/?p=1395&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The CRA is the Way out of the Subprime Crisis</title>
    <link href="http://banktalk.org/?p=1076" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-27:/commentary/5701639</id>
    <updated>2009-07-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bank Talk </name>
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We need a stronger Community Reinvestment Act because we need sound mortgage lending. If that was the only thing that passing HR 1479 (The Community Reinvestment Act Modernization Act (join the cause here) did, then it would be enough. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://banktalk.org/?p=1076&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Iran&amp;#39;s supreme leader warns opposition, decries foreign interference</title>
    <link href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-supreme-leader-warns-opposition-decries-foreign-interference-114789/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-20:/commentary/6458072</id>
    <updated>2009-07-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Breaking News </name>
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HR 1479 Community Reinvestment Modernization Act http://bit.ly/42C7jy #news #politics #Congress; lydahl Is rush actually about politics or selling advertisers&amp;#39; products? xavierla Great chat over lunch about new media and campaigns and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-supreme-leader-warns-opposition-decries-foreign-interference-114789/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Lower New York Insurance Blog &#187; Michael Jackson - Insurance ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.your-insurance-site.info/?p=1355" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-06:/commentary/6533911</id>
    <updated>2009-07-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Lower New York Insurance Blog </name>
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The Committee will meet Wednesday to examine H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of . [&#8230;] Fla. Insurance Chief: Rate Increases May Be Needed. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Companies offering hurricane and other property ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.your-insurance-site.info/?p=1355&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>John Taylor, CEO: Look Out, Consumers! The Lobbyists Are Coming!</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-taylor-ceo/look-out-consumers-the-lo_b_223784.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-01:/commentary/5441939</id>
    <updated>2009-07-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com </name>
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Strengthening the Community Reinvestment Act through passage of HR 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009, would do just that. The Administration should continue to make passing strong anti-predatory lending ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-taylor-ceo/look-out-consumers-the-lo_b_223784.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Low-flow toilet bill reintroduced - Bath and Kitchen News - Supply ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.supplyht.com/Articles/Bath_and_Kitchen_News/f0add1443c278010VgnVCM100000f932a8c0____" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-30:/commentary/5774078</id>
    <updated>2009-06-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>SHT - Bath and Kitchen News </name>
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Joe Knollenberg, R-Mich., and 34 co-sponsors reintroduced bill H.R. 1479, proposing the amendment of water conservation laws, to the House of Representatives. The bill seeks to rescind the rules set by EPAct in 1992 regarding water ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.supplyht.com/Articles/Bath_and_Kitchen_News/f0add1443c278010VgnVCM100000f932a8c0____&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Accountability, Fairness and Financial Security &#194;&#187; Global Markets</title>
    <link href="http://globaleconomy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2009/06/28/accountability-fairness-and-financial-security/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-28:/commentary/5412107</id>
    <updated>2009-06-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Global Markets </name>
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The CRA Modernization Act of 2009, HR 1479, would apply CRA requirements to all affiliates and subsidiaries of banks, independent mortgage companies, mainstream credit unions, insurance companies, and securities firms. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://globaleconomy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2009/06/28/accountability-fairness-and-financial-security/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Accountability, Fairness and Financial Security &#194;&#187; Global Markets</title>
    <link href="http://globaleconomy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2009/06/27/accountability-fairness-and-financial-security/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-27:/commentary/5388588</id>
    <updated>2009-06-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Global Markets </name>
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The CRA Modernization Act of 2009, HR 1479, would apply CRA requirements to all affiliates and subsidiaries of banks, independent mortgage companies, mainstream credit unions, insurance companies, and securities firms. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://globaleconomy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2009/06/27/accountability-fairness-and-financial-security/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Towards a Competitive, Safe, and CRA-Vibrant Banking Sector</title>
    <link href="http://www.ncrc.org/wordpress/2009/06/17/towards-a-competitive-safe-and-cra-vibrant-banking-sector/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-17:/commentary/5307599</id>
    <updated>2009-06-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The NCRC Blog </name>
    </author>
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On June 11, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) hosted a lively discussion on Capitol Hill entitled Beyond Bailouts: Strategies to Achieve a Safe and Sound Financial System for America featuring Simon Johnson, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ncrc.org/wordpress/2009/06/17/towards-a-competitive-safe-and-cra-vibrant-banking-sector/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The NCRC Blog &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Towards a Competitive, Safe, and ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ncrc.org/wordpress/?p=347" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-17:/commentary/6217248</id>
    <updated>2009-06-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The NCRC Blog </name>
    </author>
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The Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009 (H.R. 1479) has some important mechanisms to offer alternative enforcement mechanisms to the merger application process. For example, CRA ratings on a state and local level become ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ncrc.org/wordpress/?p=347&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Day Of Action- Washington, DC</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/5307600</id>
    <updated>2009-06-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Stop Foreclosure Now </name>
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Author: reinvestmentworks Keywords: ncrc cra john taylor donovan obama fox business news geithner hope for homeowners mortgages foreclosures press conference community consumers money economy congress budget millions billions HR 1479 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://stopforeclosurereviewsblog.com/3530/day-of-action-washington-dc/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Actions in Dozens of Cities Call for Job Creation, Foreclosure ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.realestaterama.com/2009/06/11/actions-in-dozens-of-cities-call-for-job-creation-foreclosure-prevention-and-community-rebuilding-ID05504.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5237164</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RealEstateRama </name>
    </author>
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... to communities as a result of the economic crisis, supports legislative reforms to create jobs, stop foreclosures and rebuild communities and supports the passage of the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009 (HR 1479). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestaterama.com/2009/06/11/actions-in-dozens-of-cities-call-for-job-creation-foreclosure-prevention-and-community-rebuilding-ID05504.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Jobs and Homes Now! Actions in Dozens of Cities Call for Job ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.realestaterama.com/2009/06/11/jobs-and-homes-now-actions-in-dozens-of-cities-call-for-job-creation-foreclosure-prevention-and-community-rebuilding-ID05502.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5271073</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RealEstateRama </name>
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Community Organizers Work Together to Pass Anti-Predatory Lending Legislation, Strengthen the Community Reinvestment Act and Call for Greater Intervention to End the Foreclosure Crisis. Washington, DC - June 11, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestaterama.com/2009/06/11/jobs-and-homes-now-actions-in-dozens-of-cities-call-for-job-creation-foreclosure-prevention-and-community-rebuilding-ID05502.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OPINION Blog | The Dallas Morning News</title>
    <link href="http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/06/whos-to-blame-f.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-09:/commentary/5263081</id>
    <updated>2009-06-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 1479: 111th Congress - Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009. Sponsor: Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX30]. To enhance the availability of capital, credit, and other banking and financial services for all citizens and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/06/whos-to-blame-f.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>#afn America's Future &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Wednesday | Orient Lodge</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5172651</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Orient Lodge </name>
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As we were talking, Marcia West of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition handed me a leaflet encouraging me to come hear her talk about &#226;&#8364;&#339;HR 1479: The Battle for Lending the Safe and Protected Way&#226;&#8364;*. I would have liked to have ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.orient-lodge.com/node/3588&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The NCRC Blog &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; The 50 x 6/11 Campaign Pledge</title>
    <link href="http://www.ncrc.org/wordpress/2009/06/03/the-50-x-611-campaign-pledge/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5187373</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The NCRC Blog </name>
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NCRC will send you up to 100 free postcards if you agree to get them signed and sent to your Representative. The postcard promotes regulation for safe and sound loans to protect communities through HR 1479. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ncrc.org/wordpress/2009/06/03/the-50-x-611-campaign-pledge/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The NCRC Blog &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; The 50 x 6/11 Campaign Pledge</title>
    <link href="http://www.ncrc.org/wordpress/?p=335" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/6238398</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The NCRC Blog </name>
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NCRC will send you up to 100 free postcards if you agree to get them signed and sent to your Representative. The postcard promotes regulation for safe and sound loans to protect communities through HR 1479. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ncrc.org/wordpress/?p=335&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>June 11: Jobs and Homes Now! A Day of Action &#194;&#171; Americans for ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.affil.org/2009/06/june-11-jobs-and-homes-now-a-day-of-action/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5172650</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Americans for Fairness in Lending </name>
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The CRA Modernization Act (H.R. 1479) being discussed at today's breakfast would make this common sense change so that all lenders would be subject to CRA scrutiny. If the past thirty years are any guide, this will lead to more ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.affil.org/2009/06/june-11-jobs-and-homes-now-a-day-of-action/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CRA Screws Lenders, Another Commie Judge, Six Economists Walk Into ...</title>
    <link href="http://unconscionableobjector2.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/occasional-updates-good-thing-i-dont-make-a-living-on-deadlines/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-26:/commentary/5112706</id>
    <updated>2009-05-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Unconscionable Objector </name>
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CRA Updates &#226;&#8364;&#8220; The much maligned Community Reinvestment Act is in the process of being updated (H.R. 1479 CRA Modernization Act of 2009) and it could be ugly for non-bank lenders &#226;&#8364;&#8220; but positive for the average Joe. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://unconscionableobjector2.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/occasional-updates-good-thing-i-dont-make-a-living-on-deadlines/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CUNA News Now: What's next in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.cuna.org/newsnow/09/wash052609-4.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-26:/commentary/5121718</id>
    <updated>2009-05-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>CUNA News Now Headlines </name>
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House members may soon hold hearings on H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009, which, as currently written, would broaden the reach of Community Reinvestment Act requirements to more entities, including credit ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cuna.org/newsnow/09/wash052609-4.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NACA: Driven by the Bottom-Line! &#194;&#171; Housers</title>
    <link href="http://thisismyhomebook.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/naca-driven-by-the-bottom-line/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-20:/commentary/5059651</id>
    <updated>2009-05-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Housers </name>
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5 days ago; is excited that 30 Congress persons have now signed on to HR 1479 - http://bit.ly/YdxK4, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act. 5 days ago; is pretty worried about the http://bit.ly/15eBJ9 RushCard and its ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thisismyhomebook.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/naca-driven-by-the-bottom-line/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NCRC helped blacks in foreclosure before national problem ...</title>
    <link href="http://theloop21.com/blogs/ncrc-helped-blacks-foreclosure-national-problem" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-19:/commentary/5042712</id>
    <updated>2009-05-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>theloop21.com feed </name>
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The Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009 (CRM - H.R. 1479) is being sponsored by the Honorable Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas to build on that foundation and help to address racial disparities in lending ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theloop21.com/blogs/ncrc-helped-blacks-foreclosure-national-problem&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>What can Green Jobs do for the Poor? &#194;&#171; Housers</title>
    <link href="http://thisismyhomebook.wordpress.com/2009/05/16/what-can-green-jobs-do-for-the-poor/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-16:/commentary/5032869</id>
    <updated>2009-05-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Housers </name>
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21 hours ago; is excited that 30 Congress persons have now signed on to HR 1479 - http://bit.ly/YdxK4, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act. 1 day ago; is pretty worried about the http://bit.ly/15eBJ9 RushCard and its ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thisismyhomebook.wordpress.com/2009/05/16/what-can-green-jobs-do-for-the-poor/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Discussing the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009 ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.affil.org/2009/05/discussing-the-community-reinvestment-modernization-act-of-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-15:/commentary/5016097</id>
    <updated>2009-05-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Americans for Fairness in Lending </name>
    </author>
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This morning, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition held a breakfast meeting with members of Congress to discuss H.R. 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009. As the name implies, this bill would modernize the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.affil.org/2009/05/discussing-the-community-reinvestment-modernization-act-of-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Comment on Bank of America and Countrywide &#194;&#171; Housers</title>
    <link href="http://thisismyhomebook.wordpress.com/2009/05/15/comment-on-bank-of-america-and-countrywide/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-15:/commentary/5016098</id>
    <updated>2009-05-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Housers </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
is excited that 30 Congress persons have now signed on to HR 1479 - http://bit.ly/YdxK4, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act. 2 hours ago; is pretty worried about the http://bit.ly/15eBJ9 RushCard and its http://bit.ly/QQDTX ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thisismyhomebook.wordpress.com/2009/05/15/comment-on-bank-of-america-and-countrywide/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>A Time To March | RealEstateRama</title>
    <link href="http://www.realestaterama.com/2009/05/05/a-time-to-march-ID05277.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-05:/commentary/4945553</id>
    <updated>2009-05-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RealEstateRama </name>
    </author>
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... and irresponsible lending practices by passing the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009 (HR 1479), enacting strong anti-predatory lending legislation and taking broader actions to prevent additional foreclosures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestaterama.com/2009/05/05/a-time-to-march-ID05277.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Loan Modification Bill Quashed &#194;&#171; Housers</title>
    <link href="http://thisismyhomebook.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/loan-modification-bill-quashed/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-01:/commentary/5112707</id>
    <updated>2009-05-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Housers </name>
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... http://bit.ly/19Hqha are due the Richmond Federal Reserve by 5 pm. 6 days ago; is excited that 30 Congress persons have now signed on to HR 1479 - http://bit.ly/YdxK4, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act. 6 days ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thisismyhomebook.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/loan-modification-bill-quashed/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Expanded CRA and Data Reporting Under Consideration in Congress ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.realestaterama.com/2009/04/24/expanded-cra-and-data-reporting-under-consideration-in-congress-ID05183.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-24:/commentary/4849680</id>
    <updated>2009-04-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RealEstateRama </name>
    </author>
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Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) introduced HR 1479, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009, the most far-reaching CRA Reform measure since the law was enacted in 1977. RealEstateRama.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realestaterama.com/2009/04/24/expanded-cra-and-data-reporting-under-consideration-in-congress-ID05183.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Colbert Gets it on Payday Reform Act &#194;&#171; Housers</title>
    <link href="http://thisismyhomebook.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/colbert-gets-it-on-payday-reform-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-15:/commentary/5187374</id>
    <updated>2009-04-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Housers </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
5 days ago; is excited that 30 Congress persons have now signed on to HR 1479 - http://bit.ly/YdxK4, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act. 6 days ago; is pretty worried about the http://bit.ly/15eBJ9 RushCard and its ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thisismyhomebook.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/colbert-gets-it-on-payday-reform-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The NCRC Blog &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of Lending</title>
    <link href="http://www.ncrc.org/wordpress/2009/04/07/the-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-of-lending/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-07:/commentary/4719173</id>
    <updated>2009-04-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The NCRC Blog </name>
    </author>
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They will work to get their local members of Congress to co-sponsor the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009, or H.R. 1479. The bill is currently in the House of Representatives; once a companion bill is in the Senate, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ncrc.org/wordpress/2009/04/07/the-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-of-lending/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The NCRC Blog &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Would the Community Reinvestment ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ncrc.org/wordpress/2009/03/27/would-the-community-reinvestment-act-cra-have-saved-aig/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-27:/commentary/4624957</id>
    <updated>2009-03-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The NCRC Blog </name>
    </author>
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Join NCRC in advocating for applying CRA broadly throughout the financial industry and in supporting the CRA Modernization Act of 2009, HR. 1479, introduced by Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ncrc.org/wordpress/2009/03/27/would-the-community-reinvestment-act-cra-have-saved-aig/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Low-flow toilet bill reintroduced - Bath and Kitchen News - Supply ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.supplyht.com/CDA/Articles/Bath_and_Kitchen_News/f0add1443c278010VgnVCM100000f932a8c0____" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-24:/commentary/4600309</id>
    <updated>2009-03-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Joe Knollenberg, R-Mich., and 34 co-sponsors reintroduced bill H.R. 1479, proposing the amendment of water conservation laws, to the House of Representatives. The bill seeks to rescind the rules set by EPAct in 1992 regarding water ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.supplyht.com/CDA/Articles/Bath_and_Kitchen_News/f0add1443c278010VgnVCM100000f932a8c0____&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 1479, The Community Reinvestment ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-11:/commentary/4849679</id>
    <updated>2009-03-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - Welcome to WashingtonWatc... </name>
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US Congress: HR 1479, The Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200515711.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 1479: To enhance the availability of capital, credit, and ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-1479" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-11:/commentary/4476680</id>
    <updated>2009-03-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill in the US Congress: To enhance the availability of capital, credit, and other banking and financial services for all citizens and communities, to ensure that community reinvestment requirements are updated to account for changes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-1479&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.1479 To enhance the ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-03-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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HR1479 To enhance the availability of capital, credit, and other banking and financial services for all citizens and communities, to ensure that community reinvestment requirements are updated to account for changes in the financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1479/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 1479, The Community Reinvestment ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-11:/commentary/5097292</id>
    <updated>2009-03-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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US Congress: HR 1479, The Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1479.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-03-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 1479: To enhance the availability of capital, credit, and other banking and financial services for all citizens and communities, to ensure that community reinvestment requirements are updated to account for changes in the financial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/committee.xpd?id=HSBA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-09:/commentary/5050393</id>
    <updated>2009-03-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Housers </name>
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1 day ago; is excited that 30 Congress persons have now signed on to HR 1479 - http://bit.ly/YdxK4, the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act. 1 day ago; is pretty worried about the http://bit.ly/15eBJ9 RushCard and its ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thisismyhomebook.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/hr-1106-passes-goes-to-senate/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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