Promise
Sign the Community Reinvestment Act
Carter signed the Community Reinvestment Act, creating a major federal anti-redlining and community-credit framework even though enforcement strength and practical outcomes varied over time.
President
Jimmy Carter
Status
Delivered
Topic
Housing / Banking / Civil Rights
Actions
3
Outcomes
1
Impact Context
Documented outcome directions: Positive.
Promise Text
Carter backed legislation requiring federal banking regulators to push depository institutions to serve the credit needs of the communities around them, including neighborhoods harmed by redlining and disinvestment.
Evidence and Linked Records
Community Reinvestment Act of 1977
Policy • Law
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