Massachusetts Community & Banking Council

Providing a collaborative forum for Massachusetts financial institutions and community organizations to meet and share information with the goal of affecting positive change in the availability of credit and financial services in low and moderate income communities and communities of color across the Commonwealth.

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Join MCBC: Stay Current, Get Connected

MCBC helps financial institutions to stay current on all of the information needed to meet CRA requirements and reach customers. Membership donations to MCBC are a qualified investment under the State’s CRA statute.

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MCBC Mortgage Lending Committee

Mortgage Lending Committee works to expand homeownership opportunities for low-and moderate-income homebuyers and to sustain home ownership in low-and moderate-income neighborhoods.

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MCBC Economic Development Committee

Economic Development Committee promotes the economic revitalization of low-and moderate-income communities in Massachusetts by providing insight, ideas and information designed to encourage small business lending and growth.

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2014 Mortgage Lending Trends in New England from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

The mortgage and housing market experienced important changes in 2014, including changes in home prices and interest rates, and the…

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Notes from the 9/15 Economic Development Committee Meeting

The September 15th Economic Development Committee Meeting included a lot of great information, including: 1) Presentation on Capital & Collaboration Initiative by Carmen Panacopoulos from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and 2) Info on the Drought Emergency Loan Fund by Alison Moronta from MGCC. Our next Economic Development Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, October 27th at 9:30 AM at Interise, 197 Portland Street, Boston.

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Notes from 9/13 Mortgage Lending Committee Meeting

The September 13th Mortgage Lending Committee Meeting included a lot of great information, including: 1) Presentation on Community Land Trusts by Eliza Parad of DNI and Maureen Flynn of COHIF 2) Delinquency and Foreclosure reports for 6/30/16 by MHP and MassHousing 3) Info about upcoming events. Our next Mortgage Lending Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 25 at 9:00 AM at MHP, 160 Federal Street, 2nd Floor, Boston.

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Matthew Wally

Through my professional and personal life I have been fortunate to have involvement with numerous non- profit organizations. In my role as a Director and Chair of MCBC I have realized the immense value the organization brings to the citizens of Massachusetts.

Matthew Wally