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Bridging Differences in Access to Capital, 40 Years After CRA July 18, 2017

Bridging Differences in Access to Capital, 40 Years After CRA July 2017

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Bridging Differences in Access

to Capital, 40 Years After CRA

July 18, 2017

Why This Matters

What Do We Know

What Should We Do

Why This Matters

Access to Capital =

“The American Dream”

Past/Present Systemic Inequities

Geographic/Technological Shifts

Revisiting our Regulatory

Framework

What We Do Know

What We Can Know is A Lot…

…But Has Its Limits

What Have We Worked On

Philadelphia Lending Activity ($B)

$0.0

$2.0

$4.0

$6.0

$8.0

$10.0

$12.0

Home Small Business

2007 2011 2015

Philadelphia Lending Activity ($B)

-

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

80,000

90,000

# Apps # Prime Loans # Denials

2007 2011 2015

% of Home Loans to Borrowers That

Are…

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

Afr-Am Hisp LMI

2007 2011 2015

Denial Rate Ratio

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

Afr-Am/White Hisp/White LMI/MUI

2007 2011 2015

Philadelphia Small Business Loan

Counts

-

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

40,000

# Loans In LMI Tracts To <$1M Rev Firms

2007 2011 2015

Philadelphia Branch Locations

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

Total # In LMI Tracts In Minority Tracts

2007 2011 2015

What Should We Do

Acknowledge the Existence, Complexity,

and Relevance of the Problem

Make Sure the Data Exists to Suss

Out Real Trends and Bad Actors

Advocate for Good Bank Behavior

Going Beyond 40 Years of CRA

Thank You!

Lee HuangSenior Vice President and Principal

Econsult Solutions, Inc.

215.717.2777

[email protected]

1435 Walnut Street, 4th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19102