AltWeeklies Wire
How ACORN Foresaw the Foreclosure Crisis in 2001new
The grassroots group helped Oakland pass a tough anti-predatory lending law that would have halted the housing crisis before it started. Then subprime lenders started making campaign contributions in Sacramento.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
09-30-2009 |
Economy
What Was the Role of the Real Estate Appraiser in the Housing Bust?new
Predatory lenders get most of the blame for the housing bust, but real estate appraisers -- many pressured by lenders -- were accomplices.
Style Weekly |
Diane York |
06-11-2008 |
Economy
Anatomy of a Foreclosurenew
Besides the borrower, there are four entities involved in loan-making: lenders, brokers, investors and servicing companies.
Too Little, Too Late on Predatory Lendingnew
Predatory lending action is helping some, but the worst may still be ahead.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
09-13-2007 |
Economy
Virginia Mortgage Foreclosures Increasenew
Charlottesville area has nation's worst racial discrepancy in high-cost lending.
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
08-22-2007 |
Economy
Where Credit Is Duenew
A Batlimore can-do mortgage broker goes for broke -- but is the housing boom lowering on him?
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
02-21-2007 |
Housing & Development
