Addressing the Racial Wealth Gap with Housing & Small Business
The pandemic has brought disproportionate hardship to communities across the nation, but it is also presenting an opportunity – a historic moment to make different, more intentional, more equitable choices in how we approach economic recovery.
How can the housing sector rethink forbearance, gentrification, inventory, renter demand, and more to expand safe, affordable homes for all? How can the ecosystem of support for small businesses and commercial real estate be reimagined and strengthened to keep jobs and livelihoods thriving, particularly in communities of color and immigrant neighborhoods? What does greater collaboration across the financial sector, including Community Development Financial Institutions and Minority Depository Institutions, look like now and how can it be more impactful?
These important questions and more will be part of a panel discussion focused on how racial equity and innovative financing can strengthen the fabric of communities and the national economy.
Speakers:
Chuck Bishop- National Diverse Segments Head, Home Lending, Wells Fargo
Eileen Fitzgerald- Housing Affordability Philanthropy Leader, Social Impact & Sustainability, Wells Fargo
Megan Teare- Managing Director, Community Lending and Investments, Wells Fargo
Derek Ellington- Head of Small Business Banking, Consumer and Small Business Banking, Wells Fargo
Moderators:
Monica Mitchell- Senior Community Relations Consultant, Social Impact & Sustainability, Wells Fargo
Marcia Griffin- President, Home Free USA- National
Marcos Morales- Executive Director, Hogar Hispano, Inc.
Dr. Ruben Guerra- President, Latin Business Association
Jules Dunham Howie- Director, UPC Westside CDC, Baltimore