KDKA-TV and the Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group team up to offer free mortgage assistance to KDKA-TV viewers. Watch KDKA-TV on August 13th, 2008, 4-8 PM, 412-333-9315. Click for a downloadable flyer.
Jul
28
Allentown CDC talks safety, housing, greening
Ms. Doven said the mayor ‘recognizes that building new houses in a neighborhood does not mean revitalization. For neighborhoods such as Allentown, we have a serious problem with vacant structures and lots. Folding greening into the public safety process is a key part of the puzzle.’” Allentown neighbors have been working with the city and… Continue reading »
Jul
28
East End high-rise imploded
Auburn Towers, a more than 40-year-old, vacant senior citizens high-rise housing project in the city’s Larimer neighborhood, was imploded today. The City of Pittsburgh Housing Authority and several PCRG member organizations helped to relocate residents to a number of privately-managed, low-rise complexes, including Garfield’s Penn-Fairmount Apartments and North Aiken Commons, as well as East Liberty’s… Continue reading »
Jul
28
PCRG on KDKA; PA predatory lenders, Pgh. foreclosures in the news
PCRG Executive Director Steve Shivak and Client Relations Manager Randi Lowe were interviewed this weekend on a KDKA feature about foreclosures. Click here to watch. *** From today’s Post-Gazette: In the five-county region, 418 homes were lost to foreclosure in June 2008, which is 167 more than in June 2007, according to RealSTATs, a real… Continue reading »
Jul
24
PCRG members benefit from PNC fund
An eight-month-old fund that has already loaned $1.6 million to nonprofit groups that boost urban areas will dramatically ramp up its lending, officials said yesterday. That’s because PNC Financial Services Group has loaned $5 million to the Urban Economic Loan Fund, part of Landmarks Community Capital Corp. Landmarks plans to quickly turn that money into… Continue reading »
Jul
19
NY Times: The Debt Trap
The New York Times has launched a new multimedia series called The Debt Trap, focusing on “the surge in consumer debt and the lenders who make it possible.” Read it out to learn more about the effects of over-indebtedness on families and neighborhoods.
Jul
16
Housing revitalization and mortage crises
PCRG member OPDC mentioned in the news as a partner in housing revitalization in Central and South Oakland: City Pilots Building Code Violation Sweeps in Oakland PCRG Executive Director Steve Shivak quoted in the Trib: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac get infusion of cash
Jul
15
Predatory lending workshops in Sheraden, Lemington
Jennifer Henderson Germany will be presenting workshops focused on preventing predatory lending in Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods both today, July 15th at the Sheraden Center in Sheraden from 10:30 AM – 1 PM, and Friday, July 18th from 10:30 – 11:30 AM at the Lemington Senior Center in Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar. Aimed at increasing financial literacy in the community,… Continue reading »
Jul
14
Pennsylvania banking reform bills signed
The Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (PCRG), a coalition of over 20 neighborhood groups representing 130,000 individuals in the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County announces Governor Rendell’s signing of the Mortgage Reform Bills. Recognizing the growing foreclosure problem, former Secretary of Banking, Bill Schenck, established a committee to craft a series of bills protecting consumers… Continue reading »
Jul
10
Welcome to PCRG
Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (PCRG) is a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation consisting of a consortium of community-based organizations that represent low- and moderate- income neighborhoods in the City of Pittsburgh. PCRG is a consortium of community leaders working for economic justice, equitable investment practices and sufficient financial resources to revitalize communities throughout Allegheny County.