A New Group Profits by Preventing Foreclosure Debt Relief

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Texas firm targets Calif. homeowners with foreclosed 2nd mortgages by Rick Jurgens for California Watch Adding new uncertainty in the state’s ongoing mortgage crisis, a Texas company is aggressively pursuing hundreds of Californians to collect second-mortgage debt – on homes [...]

PEW Examines The Credit CARD Act Disregard for Business Credit Cards & Consumer Protection

The Credit CARD Act of 2009, signed into law two years ago, made consumer credit cards safer and more transparent. But, its rules did not apply to cards labeled for business or commercial use, placing millions of individuals and small business owners at risk. Practices the Federal Reserve deemed “unfair” or “deceptive,” such as hair trigger interest rates...

EDUCATION: Colleges Depend on Credit Card Debt as Annual Income

As Student Credit Card Debt Rises, Banks Quietly Reward Schools By Ben Protess and Jeannette Neumann Huffington Post Investigative Fund | PUBLISHED 8:01 AM | 8 JUN 2010 A version of this story was published in the San [...]

Financial Regulatory Reform: The Credit Rating Agency Bill

By Lagan Sebert Huffington Post Investigative Fund 3:59 pm | 18 Dec 2009 After nearly a year of debate, the U.S. House passed an historic overhaul of the nation’s financial system last week. Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank [...]

The Credit Rating Agency Story

How Credit Raters Fended Off Oversight From Congress and SEC By Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert of the Huffington Post Investigative Fund & Disseminated by The Erie Wire 2:49 pm | 11 Nov 2009 Editor’s Note: This is [...]