Article Archive for August 2009
Kansas City Star: Community groups ask for more responsible loans, mortgages
Posted on Sat, Aug. 01, 2009
By BRIAN BURNES
The Kansas City Star
The American Dream shouldn’t become a nightmare.
So said Stevie Wakes, pastor of Olivet Institutional Baptist Church in Kansas City, Kan. He was among several speakers …
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Taking down dirty lenders
The Philadelphia Inquirer ran this excellent opinion piece on August 3. Here’s an excerpt:
Credit card and mortgage consumers need help to level the playing field.
By Adam Benforado
The $3-trillion-a-year consumer financial-services industry wants you to play …
AFR Urges Congress to Regulate the Derivatives Markets
Americans for Financial Reform (“AFR”) is a coalition of nearly 200 national, state and local consumer, employee, investor, community and civil rights organizations who seek meaningful reform of our banking and financial system. A list …