the Community Reinvestment Act

the Community Reinvestment Act
the Community Reinvestment Act UK US noun [S]
GOVERNMENT, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY in the US, a law that encourages banks to lend money to all types of people in the communities they do business with, including those living in poorer areas: »

Laws such as the Community Reinvestment Act require banks to lend to applicants living in underprivileged areas.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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