Special Report

Center associate director Janneke Ratcliffe examines predatory lending and recommends ways to promote sound financial services for all Americans in this special report of The American Prospect on the U.S. financial crisis.

"A Bridge to Somewhere,"
by Janneke Ratcliffe
The Credit Crisis and Working America
The American Prospect
Center Updates

NEW STUDY ON STATE ANTI-PREDATORY LENDING LAWS


States that adopted tough anti-predatory lending laws had lower foreclosure rates than states without, a new center study shows.

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Center Making News


The Economist cites a center study to cast doubt on the conclusion that "home ownership is not for everyone."

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