predatory lending
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A New Jersey Bank Just Got Hit With a Federal Consent Order For Discriminating Against Black Homebuyers
The Justice Department says redlining was still alive and well at Lakeland Bank.
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Trump’s Consumer Watchdog Just Approved Predatory Lending, Again
The greatest president to ever set his Stacy Adams inside the Oval Office did something monumental during his time in office. Former President Barack Obama changed payday loans to make it so that the lenders had to be sure the borrower could actually repay the loan. Meaning, the lender couldn’t just give cash to any…
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In 2019, Maxine Waters Is Taking on Big Banks—and Trump’s Corrupt Coins
It’s a question that arose early on election night last week, as a nationwide Democratic surge propelled the party back into power in the House of Representatives: What will Rep. Maxine Waters do now? The question was relevant for many reasons. Waters stands as one of the country’s most well-known Democrats and fiercest critics of…