Center for Responsible Lending mourns loss of Tubbs Jones

Center for Responsible Lending
August 21, 2008

Today the entire staff of the Center for Responsible Lending joins the nation in mourning the passing of Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones.  Rep. Tubbs Jones was a courageous and effective advocate on many vital issues, including predatory lending.  She recognized the terrible harm caused by reckless and unethical lending practices, and she stood up for more stringent protections for borrowers against abusive loans.  With the loss of Rep. Tubbs Jones, our country is losing one of the strongest voices speaking out for economic opportunity for all.  We will miss her.

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About the Center for Responsible Lending

The Center for Responsible Lending is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and policy organization dedicated to protecting homeownership and family wealth by working to eliminate abusive financial practices. CRL is affiliated with Self-Help, one of the nation's largest community development financial institutions.