Posts with tag fair lending

It's on. The U.S. Senate is finally taking up financial reform. And believe it or not, there's a lot in its 1,300-plus page bill to like – and to defend from lobbyists mobilizing to tear it apart. So listen up, and put your senator and congressman's numbers in your speed dial. Yesterday Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT)... Continue Reading »

In all the fallout from the housing crisis, few groups have suffered as much as blacks and minorities, who were saddling with risky subprime loans at rates far higher the whites with the same incomes or credit scores. Yesterday, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it's launching a... Continue Reading »