More than just a place to open bank accounts for communities that are underbanked, this new branch invites a community to help finance its collective future.

In 2024, nearly 2,000 apartments opened in former schools. Some see the conversions as a cure for neighborhood blight. Others fear gentrification.

Heirs’ property issues can block disaster survivors from accessing FEMA assistance. In eastern Kentucky, free legal clinics are helping families clear titles and protect inherited land.

A coalition of immigrant rights organizations is showing up to keep their communities safe.

Expanding access to home finance did not eliminate the structural barriers Detroiters faced as they tried to repair their homes, Nicholas L. Caverly writes in his new book. Nor did demolitions.