Tasco continues stand on predatory lending

Philadelphia Tribune, The;  June 21, 2002 ;     346 words ......recognized for her fight against predatory lending. Tasco received the National 2002...against the unscrupulous practice of predatory lending. Tasco was one of 10 women honored...recognition for her efforts against predatory lending. Predatory lending is when lenders...

Disentangling the differences between abusive and predatory lending:...

Journal of Consumer Affairs;  September 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ......professionals differentiate abusive from predatory lending. Data were analyzed qualitatively...adhere to a strict definition of predatory lending but rather use it as a term for any...originators are still a primary source of predatory lending. ********** As a vocabulary term...

Lender beware.("predatory lending" threatens subprime lenders)

ABA Banking Journal;  February 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...The uproar over predatory lending threatens to trap all so-called...abhor thievery and that's how predatory lending is perceived by a broad base...criticize efforts to alleviate predatory lending, it's not that they don't...

Predatory Lending Hits A Snag: What Is It?

Credit Union Journal;  September 11, 2000 ;     282 words ......aimed at curbing so- called predatory lending are hindered by the failure...bills to tighten the laws on predatory lending until someone can give him a proper definition of what predatory lending is. A report prepared by Gramm...

Consumer Protection: Federal and State Agencies Face Challenges in...

General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony;  March 1, 2004 ;     591 words ......universally accepted definition, the term predatory lending is used to characterize a range of...disadvantageous to the borrower. Concerns about predatory lending have increasingly garnered the attention...federal and state efforts to combat predatory lending; factors that may make ...

Center for Responsible Lending Confirms Ohio Can and Should Do More to...

PR Newswire;  February 23, 2006 ;     273 words ......comprehensive report on state predatory lending reforms. The report is the...undertaken on state anti-predatory lending reforms, examining 28 state...the country in combating predatory lending. On 5 of the 6 criteria...

Panelists Warn Norwalk, Conn., Residents about Dangers of Predatory...

Hour (Norwalk, Connecticut);  May 7, 2004 ;     643 words ......sense any other warning signs of predatory lending. That message emerged Thursday morning...for a breakfast discussion about predatory lending. Predatory lenders try to acquire...other city neighborhoods. Knopp said predatory lending prevents homeowners from keeping...

Connecticut Attorney General to Warn of Predatory Lending at Norwalk...

Hour (Norwalk, Connecticut);  May 4, 2004 ;     378 words ......Richard Blumenthal will speak about predatory lending Thursday at a breakfast sponsored...Commission. Blumenthal's speech, titled Predatory Lending: A threat to Fair Housing Gains in...inform people about the dangers of predatory lending, and his office's efforts to combat...

The predatory lending debate

Community Banker;  October 1, 2001 ;     615 words ...Predatory lending is developing a political life...D-Md.) has made it clear that predatory lending will be a major focal point of...Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. "Predatory lending practices represent a frontal assault...

HUD Moves to Protect Baltimore Homebuyers; Turns City Into Predatory...

PR Newswire;  February 19, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Development's aggressive crackdown on predatory lending. HUD's stepped up enforcement netted...insurance recoveries in 2001. HUD's predatory lending initiatives are making the Baltimore...the country, as we work to combat predatory lending. The unscrupulous practices that...

Senate panel stalls legislation on `predatory' lending practices.(Business...

The Washington Times;  August 28, 2000 ;     540 words ......consider legislation regarding so-called predatory lending until the agencies that regulate...concludes agencies have not defined predatory lending. Staffers from the committee, chaired...federal regulatory agencies to define predatory lending and contribute all data on the ...

Faces in the fight against predatory lending

Community Banker;  October 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...IN debate over predatory lending practices heats up OR Capitol...the last year and a half, predatory lending has been a hot issue on Capitol...restrictions. In late July, predatory lending practices were the topic of...

Predatory lending, mortgage fraud, and client pressures. (Features).

Appraisal Journal;  April 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Part I: Predatory Lending and Mortgage Fraud Consumers...Appraisal fraud is required in many predatory lending and/or mortgage fraud schemes...might bring some understanding. Predatory lending seeks out those who have blemished...

Federal Regulators Overrule State Predatory Lending Laws, Exposing...

Newsday (Melville, NY);  March 18, 2004 ;     381 words ......more susceptible to predatory lending because state predatory lending laws are being overruled...checking accounts, predatory lending and credit-card terms...protect consumers from predatory lending and other abusive...

SEN. DOLE WELCOMES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORT ON PREDATORY LENDING...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 11, 2006 ;     370 words ......released a report to Congress on predatory lending practices directed at members of...Congress with a detailed assessment on predatory lending and recommendations for legislative...recommendations." Background on Dole's Predatory Lending Legislation Many young troops, like...