CRL's Media Center
As a non-partisan research and policy organization, we’re here to provide expertise on the financial services industry, whether it’s about mortgage lending, payday loans, credit cards or a host of other products and services that have a daily impact on the wallets and economic well-being of every American.
Take some time to browse the website, where our research and policy positions are organized by topic: mortgages, payday, overdraft, credit cards, auto lending, car title loans, tax refund anticipation loans, debt settlement.
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Latest Press Releases
- AG Settlement: Not Perfect, but Significant Reform of Mortgage Servicing
January 24, 2012
Based on what we’ve heard, the settlement between major banks and the states’ Attorneys General (AGs), the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Department of Justice would represent an important step forward in addressing foreclosure abuses. - Mandated Down Payments would Block Creditworthy Home Buyers
January 18, 2012
As federal regulators consider setting down-payment standards on new mortgages, a new study shows such rules could push 60 percent of creditworthy borrowers into high-cost loans or out of the market altogether. - New CFPB Director is Good News for Consumers, Firms, & US Economy
January 4, 2012
Today's appointment of Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is welcome news. Finally, the agency can run at full speed. - Challenges to Lending in N.C.
December 24, 2011
North Carolina has been a leader in finding effective solutions to predatory lending, and enacting laws that strike an effective balance between strong financial markets and fair consumer protections. Now models for other states and Congress, these landmark protections are in danger of being reversed by current efforts in the N.C. General Assembly.
