American Tenants Association Unveils “Rent-to-Own” Initiative

Program will help tenants achieve home ownership and relieve banks of “toxic” assets. The American Tenants Association (ATA) (http://www.americantenants.org), the country’s only nationwide residential tenants’ advocacy group, offered solutions today to the nation’s financial crisis that are designed to dovetail with the Obama Administration’s plan to rid banks of “toxic” mortgage assets. The ATA’s initiative,…

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Real Estate Crisis is More Than Just Mortgages

For over two years Americas Watchdog & its National Mortgage Complaint Center has been warning about suicidal mortgage products and a real estate/mortgage industry seemingly out of control. The warnings were that if the mortgage or real estate sector greed were allowed to continue, the consequences would be dire for the entire economy. The shoe…

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Problems with Predatory Lending

ACORN Financial Justice Center Director Austin King takes on Fox Business News hosts in a debate on the cause of the mortgage crisis.

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The Foreclosure Crisis (Part 2 of 2)

The Foreclosure Crisis (Part 2 of 2) – House Oversight Committee – 2011-03-08 – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The Full Committee field hearing will be held in the Moot Courtroom at the University of Maryland School of Law, 500 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201 at 9:00 am Witnesses: Ms. Phyllis Caldwell…

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