Blogs: Americans For Fairness In Lending

“Trust,” confidence in the honesty, reliability and fairness of people and things, is essential to democracy, a free market economy and the financial system, but the breach of trust in recent years by our government and major financial institutions ... In the run-up to the subprime crisis, HUD gutted underwriting standards at Fannie and Freddie to help them meet a 50%-plus affordable lending quota. HUD also authorized the now-toxic twins to receive credits toward these ...

That's why we passed Wall Street reform — not only to make sure that taxpayers aren't paying for somebody else's foolishness, but also to protect consumers from predatory credit cards and lending practices, regulating everything from ... it possible for me to stand here as President — we were reminded this past week that we still got work to do when it comes to promoting the values of fairness and equality and mutual understanding that must bind us together as a nation. ...

So when we came in to office, we focused not just on rescuing our economy in the short run, but rebuilding our economy for the long run — creating an economy that lifts up all Americans. ... like the Urban League; progress that makes it possible for me to stand here as President — we were reminded this past week that we still got work to do when it comes to promoting the values of fairness and equality and mutual understanding that must bind us together as a nation. ...

At this critical time in Minnesotans' quest for equality, MN Forward and the candidates they are supporting would turn Minnesota backward, away from the promise of equal opportunity and fairness that we hold dear. No matter your motivations in making ... This week the United States Senate is slated to vote on another round of lending focused “jobs legislation,” which may do little to stimulate the nation's economy or create jobs. H.R. 5297, the Small Business Jobs and ...

More and more Americans cashing in their home equity by taking out a second mortgage. Home equity is the expense for the growing consumer demand for lending and building technology. One powerful means of moving cash more and improved ... In 2006, the rates of home equity loans are low in September, in fact, lower than that of fairness lines of credit. The fixed rate mortgage is more attractive to consumers. Fixed rate loans offer morePeace of Mind "because people can not ...

Also House Committee Passes Internet Gambling legislation and Small Business Lending Pool Expanded Posted Jul 30, 2010. TPCA's Chris Newton Touts Durbin Amendment As “Important First Step” Newton conveys to a House Subcommittee today that .... During a press conference on Capitol Hill, NACS leaders urge Congress to bring fairness to a broken system. Posted Apr 28, 2010. Consumers Urge Congress To 'Stop Unfair Credit Card Swipe Fees' NACS is delivering 2 million customer ...

The centerpiece is his “Make Work Pay” tax credit that would encourage Americans to take control of their lives, while providing tax relief to both low and middle income taxes. The credit would offset ... When questioned about his plan's to nearly double the rate, Obama claims that he wants to raise the tax for fairness, not for revenue. One of his arguments is that the top 50 hedge fund managers made billion last year, but paid lower tax rates then their secretaries did. ...

The health care industry accounts for 16% of total GDP, the highest in the first world and yet there are currently 50million uninsured Americans, and many whose benefits do not allow for adequate treatment. ... However, very little of the American plan has been implemented to date, although in fairness these programs take some time. More importantly though is that eloquent speeches have not included concrete targets, this is true for Obama's UN address and (as an example) ...