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May 5, 2008Regulators’ Overdraft Proposal Falls Short
May 5, 2008Banking Regulators Target Credit Card Abuses
April 28, 2008CRL Response to April 10th HOPE NOW Release
April 9, 2008Subprime Borrowers Needlessly Overpaid for Brokered Mortgages
April 8, 2008Kennebrew Statement: Behind most excessive fees I see, there’s a mortgage broker
April 8, 2008Ernst Statement: Mortgage brokers gave subprime borrowers overpriced home loans
April 8, 2008Lieu Statement: Eliminate brokers' incentive to put borrowers in more costly loans
April 4, 2008Senate Throws Out Single Most Needed Step to Help Millions of American Families Keep Their Homes
April 3, 2008Senate Ignores Help for Homeowners, Bankruptcy Change the Most Effective Solution
March 19, 2008Calhoun Statement on Bear Sterns Bailout
March 17, 2008Calhoun Statement: President’s Working Group's Subprime Announcement
March 17, 2008Calhoun Statement on Frank Housing Proposal
March 6, 2008Institute Announces $6.5 million in Legal-Aid Grants.
March 3, 2008Industry Thwarts Action on Bill to Stop Foreclosures
February 13, 2008Calhoun Statement about "Project Lifeline"
February 7, 2008Maloney bill targets credit card abuses
January 31, 2008Mortgage Bankers’ Defense Unconvincing
January 28, 2008Paulson Plan Helps Very Few
January 25, 2008Suit Claims MERS Speeds Foreclosures
January 11, 2008Bank of America’s Acquisition of Countrywide: Eakes Statement
December 18, 2007Federal Reserve Would Allow Reckless Lending to Continue
December 17, 2007critique of morgan paper
December 13, 2007New CRL payday research recommends interest cap
December 7, 2007CRL's Response to Bush/Paulson Plan 12/6/2007
November 26, 2007State, lenders agree to wide-scale loan modifications in Calif.
November 16, 2007Joint Letter: H.R. 3915 is not strong enough
November 15, 2007Joint Letter: Improve H.R. 3915
November 14, 2007Kukla Statement: North Carolina Consumers after Payday Lending
November 13, 2007Subprime Foreclosure Spillover
October 25, 2007Joint Statement by Consumer, Civil Rights, and Advocacy Groups re: H.R. 3915
October 12, 2007Helping Americans Keep Their Homes
October 8, 2007Halperin Statement: Maloney Press Conference on "Billion Dollar Deal"
October 5, 2007California defaults and foreclosures up again
October 5, 2007California response to foreclosure crisis weak
October 5, 2007Immediate reforms needed to stem foreclosure tide
October 5, 2007California bill does little to help homeowners
October 4, 2007Calhoun Statement: Reaction to the Democratic Leaders Plan on Foreclosures
October 2, 2007Stein Statement: Common-Sense Bankruptcy Solutions Would Save Homes
October 1, 2007Military Lending Act to take effect October 1
September 24, 2007The Most Expensive Burger Ever
September 20, 2007Nation's capital kicks out payday lenders
September 13, 2007Calhoun Statement: Release of 2006 HMDA Data
September 10, 2007North Carolina Acts to Rein in Reckless Home Lending
September 10, 2007Pentagon adopts narrow credit rules, invites evasion by predatory lenders
September 7, 2007New Foreclosures Up in 47 States
July 11, 2007OVERDRAFT FEES NOW $17.5 BILLION/YEAR
July 2, 2007Ernst Statement: Subprime Mortgage Outlook Still Bleak
June 29, 2007Calhoun Statement: On Interagency Subprime Guidance
June 14, 2007After Years of Inaction, the Fed Could Clean Up Subprime Market
June 13, 2007Pentagon rules will leave military families unprotected
May 22, 2007Calhoun Statement: Response to Subprime Lender Proposed Principles
April 4, 2007Civil Rights Groups Want Foreclosure Moratorium
March 2, 2007National Groups Thank Regulators
February 27, 2007Freddie Mac Bans Unaffordable Subprime Home Loans
February 22, 2007Groups ask regulators to extend guidance
February 6, 2007CRL Joins Groups Calling For Sustainable Homeownership Policies
February 6, 2007Preserve Military Lending Act
January 25, 2007Debit & ATM overdrafts
January 4, 20072,2 millones de prestatarios se enfrentan a la ejecución de préstamos hipotecarios subpreferenciales
December 19, 2006Calhoun statement: foreclosure paper release
December 19, 2006Report Reveals 2.2 Million Borrowers Face Foreclosure
November 30, 2006Calhoun Statement: Release of "Financial Quicksand"
November 30, 2006Payday Lenders Take $4.2 Billion From Working Families Nationwide
October 2, 2006Subprime "Exploding" ARMs Pose High Risks for Debt-Strapped Families
September 29, 2006Calhoun Statement: Congress Commended for Protecting Our Military from Predatory Lenders
September 29, 2006Calhoun Statement: Federal Regulation of "Exotic" Mortgages
September 29, 2006Congress Protects Our Nation's Military from Predatory Lenders
September 29, 2006Regulatory Step Helps Protect Against Dangerous Mortgages, But More to Do
September 20, 2006Comunicados de Prensa
September 11, 2006Broker Kickbacks Are Gouging Minority Borrowers
September 7, 2006Calhoun, Talent, Graves and Others Trying to Shield Soldiers from "Loansharks"
September 7, 2006Calhoun Statement: Support Adoption of the Talent-Nelson Amendment
August 30, 2006How the Payday Industry Sabotaged the Nation's Military in California
August 11, 2006Defense Department Study Says Predatory Lenders Hurt America's Armed Forces
August 11, 2006Calhoun Statement: Payday Lenders Preying on Military
August 10, 2006State Officials Condemn Ney-Kanjorski Bill -- State Laws Under Attack
August 10, 2006Eakes to Testify at Congressional Hearing
August 1, 2006Groups Urge Congress to Protect Military Families from Predatory Lenders
July 26, 2006Letting Predatory Lending Back Out of Its Cage
July 20, 2006CRL's Brown Tells Congress State Predatory Lending Laws Working
July 20, 2006Calhoun Statement: Flawed CCRF Study on Payday Lending and Military
July 20, 2006CRL Named Michael D. Calhoun President
June 6, 2006Los prestamistas latinos y afro-americanos pagan injustificadamente precios mas altos
May 31, 2006Bocian Statement: Unfair Lending: Race, Ethnicity, Price of Subprime Mortgages
May 31, 2006Lenders' Explanations for Charging African-Americans and Latinos More Don't Add Up
May 15, 2006Don't Let Predatory Title Lenders Gouge Hurricane Victims
May 10, 2006DEMOS and CRL Show Credit Card and Debt Link
May 10, 2006States Need to Protect Borrowers from Car Title Lenders
May 10, 2006Study: Predatory Lending in Maine is Growing
May 10, 2006State Lending Laws Work without Cutting Off Credit, Study Shows
May 10, 2006Groups Oppose Lenders' Attempt to Overturn Montgomery County Law
May 10, 2006Consumers Increasingly Use Overdraft Loans as Expensive Credit
April 6, 2006Groups Call on Fed to Curb Fee-Based Overdraft Programs
April 6, 2006CRL Statement: Senate Hearings on Predatory Lending and the Elderly
April 6, 2006Eakes Statement: Freddie Mac Ban on Mandatory Arbitration
April 5, 2006Clientes pagan más de $10 mil millones en préstamos por sobregiro
April 5, 2006Eakes testifica ante una comisión del Congreso
April 5, 2006Préstamos garantizados por títulos de automóvil
April 5, 2006La raza es importante: Los prestamos hasta el dia de pago en vecindarios afroamericanos
April 5, 2006El Costo de las Multas Abusivas por Pago Adelantado de Hipotecas
April 5, 2006Miller, Watt & Frank Promote Predatory Lending Bill
April 5, 2006Car Title Loans Trap Borrowers in Cycle of Debt
April 5, 2006Civil Rights Groups Oppose a New Bill that Opens the Door to Predatory Lenders
April 5, 2006Race Matters: Payday Lenders Set Up Shop in African-American Neighborhoods
April 5, 2006Bill Protects Homeowners From Predators Far Better Than Current Law
April 5, 2006CRL Says New Overdraft Guidelines Protect Nobody But Banks
April 5, 2006Citigroup Must End Mandatory Arbitration
April 5, 2006CRL Comment on MBA Study by Abt Associates
April 5, 2006Rural Borrowers Fall Prey to Unscrupulous Lenders, New Research Finds
April 5, 2006Advance America Investigated by NC Officials
April 5, 2006CRL Warns "Avoid Predatory Mortgage Lenders"
April 5, 2006Payday Lending 'Debt Trap' Siphons $3.4 Billion from Borrowers
April 5, 2006Groups Oppose OCC Preemption of State Anti-Predatory Lending Laws
April 4, 2006N.C. Predatory Lending Law Saves Borrowers $100 Million
April 4, 2006Advocacy Groups, Attorneys General Back Rule Change To Combat Predatory Lending
April 4, 2006UNC Studies Impact of NC Predatory Lending Law
March 27, 2006Comments on CRL Prepayment Penalty Research
March 27, 2006Goldstein Statement: Ney-Kanjorski Would Gut State Laws, 9/7/05
March 27, 2006Civil Rights and Consumer Advocates' Comments on Ney-Kanjorski Bill
March 23, 2006CRL Lauds States for Curbing Ameriquest's Abusive Practices
March 22, 2006Pearce Statement: Demise of Payday Lending
March 22, 2006Ernst Statement: Best Value in the Subprime Market
March 22, 2006Goldstein Statement: Ney-Kanjorski Would Roll Back State Laws
March 22, 2006Pearce Statement: The Plastic Safety Net
March 22, 2006Eakes Statement: Support HR 1182, Prohibit Predatory Lending
March 22, 2006McKoy Statement: Support HR 1182, Prohibit Predatory Lending
March 22, 2006Madrid Statement: Support HR 1182, Prohibit Predatory Lending
March 22, 2006Miller Statement: Support HR 1182, Prohibit Predatory Lending
March 22, 2006Cooper Statement: Support HR 1182, Prohibit Predatory Lending
March 22, 2006Eakes Statement: End Mandatory Arbitration
March 22, 2006Ernst Statement: Predatory Loans and Subprime Foreclosures
March 22, 2006Simon Statement: Predatory Loans and Subprime Foreclosures
March 22, 2006Stegman Statement: Predatory Loans and Subprime Foreclosures
March 22, 2006Stein Statement: Impact of North Carolina's Anti-Predatory Lending Law
January 23, 2006CRL Applauds NC Ruling Against Payday Lenders
January 23, 2006CRL Supports Dole Amendment
January 23, 2006NAR-CRL Brochure Advises Buyer Caution with Specialty Mortgages
January 23, 2006OCC Should Let Spitzer Enforce Anti-Discrimination Laws
January 23, 2006Complying with Predatory Lending Laws Costs About One Dollar Per Mortgage
January 23, 2006Customers Pay More Than $10B per Year for Overdraft Loans
January 23, 2006CRL Testimony: How Payday Lenders Prey on Service Members
January 23, 2006New Bill in Congress Threatens to Leave Homeowners at Mercy of Predatory Lenders
January 23, 2006Subprime Prepayment Penalties Impact Minority Neighborhoods, Provide No Interest Rate Benefits
January 23, 2006Predatory Lending Annual Toll is $9.1 Billion
January 23, 2006Groups Commend Freddie Mac Ban on Mandatory Arbitration

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