Thread: Wachovia partners with racist organization, La RAZA

Press Release Source: Wachovia Corporation

National Council of La Raza and Wachovia Launch $16.25 Million Partnership to Advance Economic Development in U.S. Latino Communities
Wednesday June 11, 9:00 am ET
Multi-faceted partnership will include post-purchase homeownership counseling, community development capital, capacity-building support and key event sponsorships

LOS ANGELES, June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The National Council of La Raza (NCLR), Raza Development Fund (RDF), Wachovia and The Wachovia Foundation today announced a five-year, $16.25 million partnership focused on economic development for the Latino community in the U.S.

The partnership will include:
-- $5 million in grants over five years from The Wachovia Foundation for:
-- Post-purchase homeownership counseling through NCLR's Homeownership
Network.
-- Capacity building.
-- Strengthening the NCLR Affiliate network.
-- Raza Development Fund's community development efforts.

-- $1.25 million over five years from Wachovia to sponsor key NCLR events,
including:
-- Annual national conference.
-- Annual ALMA (American Latino Media Arts) Awards, which celebrate the
outstanding artistic achievements of Latinos in motion pictures,
television and music and are televised nationally.
-- Annual Capital Awards, which recognize members of Congress for their
outstanding support of public policies that are vital to Hispanic
Americans.
-- A $10 million loan to fund growth in Raza Development Fund's lending
activities, including property acquisition, community facility and
charter school construction and affordable housing predevelopment and
construction.


"Wachovia's investment in NCLR will allow us to expand the successful programs we have developed with our nearly 300 community-based affiliates who every day strengthen America by promoting the advancement of Latino communities," said Janet Murguia, President and CEO of NCLR. "Together with these organizations, NCLR has helped put hundreds of thousands of Latino children and families on the path to achieving the American dream, and we are honored that Wachovia shares our vision to build stronger communities."

"We make loans to nonprofits to build community schools, health clinics and other community facilities -- loans that commercial lenders often find too risky," added Mark Van Brunt, Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Raza Development Fund, NCLR's lending arm. "With Wachovia's support, we can expand our ability to make these critical investments in our community while at the same time ensuring that the deals are sound. We welcome the support and look forward to a long, mutually productive relationship."

NCLR is the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S.

The Latino population is the fastest-growing minority population in the U.S. It is projected that Latinos will account for more than one in four U.S. residents by 2050.

"For 40 years, NCLR has been a vital support network for thousands of Latino families across the country," said Mike Rizer, director of Community Relations for Wachovia and Executive Vice President of The Wachovia Foundation. "Through this partnership, Wachovia and The Wachovia Foundation will help NCLR become an even bigger force for positive change across the country -- building more charter schools, preparing more families for success in homeownership, providing greater and more robust support services."

In addition to its partnership with NCLR, The Wachovia Foundation has established national philanthropic partnerships with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund to provide college scholarships for young Latinos.

Last year, The Wachovia Foundation joined with the MacArthur Foundation to create a $47 million award program for community development. The first recipient of the $5.5 million "Wachovia NEXT Award for Opportunity Finance" was the Latino Community Credit Union based in Durham, N.C.

Wachovia partners with local Hispanic organizations to deliver financial literacy training in English and Spanish and offers seminars to Latino-owned small businesses.

In addition, Wachovia:

-- Is the only major financial institution to offer statements in Spanish
for all of its deposit accounts.
-- Has nearly 800 designated Hispanic financial centers throughout the
U.S. capable of delivering a full in-language customer experience,
including bilingual Spanish-speaking employees, bilingual merchandising
and financial product information in Spanish.
-- Offers Spanish-language personal assistance seven days a week through a
multilingual call centers and at hundreds of bilingual ATMs.
-- Offers a Spanish-language Web site, http://www.wachovia.com/espanol ,
which allows customers to open new accounts, locate the nearest
financial center or ATM and look up information in Spanish.


ABOUT NCLR

The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) -- the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States -- works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans. Through its network of nearly 300 affiliated community-based organizations (CBOs), NCLR reaches millions of Hispanics each year in 41 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. To achieve its mission, NCLR conducts applied research, policy analysis, and advocacy, providing a Latino perspective in five key areas -- assets/investments, civil rights/immigration, education, employment and economic status, and health. In addition, it provides capacity-building assistance to its Affiliates who work at the state and local level to advance opportunities for individuals and families.

ABOUT RAZA DEVELOPMENT FUND

Raza Development Fund is the nation's largest Latino-focused Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) certified by the Treasury Department. Since 2001, RDF has made more than 170 loans totaling over $85 million to more than 100 NCLR Affiliates, leveraging nearly half a billion dollars in private financing, serving more than 100,000 people annually in charter schools, health clinics, affordable housing, and other community facilities.

ABOUT WACHOVIA

Wachovia Corporation (NYSE: WB - News) is one of the nation's largest diversified financial services companies, with assets of $808.9 billion and market capitalization of $53.8 billion at March 31, 2008. Wachovia provides a broad range of retail banking and brokerage, asset and wealth management, and corporate and investment banking products and services to customers through 3,400 retail financial centers in 21 states from Connecticut to Florida and west to Texas and California, and nationwide retail brokerage, mortgage lending and auto finance businesses. Globally, clients are served in selected corporate and institutional sectors and through more than 40 international offices. Our retail brokerage operations under the Wachovia Securities brand name manage more than $1.1 trillion in client assets through 18,600 registered representatives in 1,500 offices nationwide.

ABOUT THE WACHOVIA FOUNDATION

The Wachovia Foundation is a private foundation that provides grants to eligible 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations to support four primary focus areas: Education, Community Development, Health and Human Services and Arts and Culture. The mission of The Wachovia Foundation is to build strong and vibrant communities, improve the quality of life, and make a positive difference

It's too damn bad they were not doing this for their people in Mexico.




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Glad to see all our work and efforts for an equal society has gone so special interest. Benefits for 1 group but not for others. Standards for one group but not for others. Just don't come crawling for bailouts if your endeavors don't pan out.

Now I know why they refused my 25% of capital owned, business loan. I'm white, 4th generation US citizen. Lucky for me there are banks that deal honestly, Wamu now has my biz, and personal banking.
JBG

Welcome Angel Lover


Todays undocumented students are America's future leaders. -Janet Murguia

I just read somewhere very recently that Wachovia is being investigated for money laundering tied to drug and human smuggling. I don't quite recall all of the details but, if I remember correctly, it had something to do with this money being funneled in the form of loans.

As dirty as La Raza is, one really has to wonder just what this "partnership" involves, where the money is coming from, and what it's really being used for.

I know that I, for one, am looking forward to the day when the wheels completely fall off for La Raza.

These corporations are just doing this to the American people:

Originally Posted by Richard

Welcome Angel Lover


Todays undocumented students are America's future leaders. -Janet Murguia

Let's hope they do not last long enough to become our future leaders! Not exactly a good start to begin as breaking the law of the country as your first action in that country. There is a reason why countries have immigration laws. Other countries are far more strict than the U.S. Someone recently said that calling an illegal alien an "undocumented immigrant" is like calling a burglar an uninvited house guest. What part of illegal do they not understand? (it means breaking the law for which there is a penalty!) Of course, it becomes more and more obvious that they simply do not care about our laws, but just what they can scam off us. If the word illegal immigrant is not acceptable to some, how about the really dirty word: DEPORTATION!!

Originally Posted by crazybird

Glad to see all our work and efforts for an equal society has gone so special interest. Benefits for 1 group but not for others. Standards for one group but not for others. Just don't come crawling for bailouts if your endeavors don't pan out.

And they dare call citizens for legal immigration "racists"??!! If that were flip flopped and some other group did that based on race, the ACLU and La Raza et al would go biserk! We should be screaming in protest and this little pact should be fully investigated and exposed.

Look to local banks that offer personalized service and appreciate their law-abiding customers and do not pander to special interests. Community banks are going to start making a come back. I hope.