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The homeowner lending boom pushed by unscruplous elements turns out to be a scourge for minorities.
10/11/2007
HUD Sec. Shaun Donovan calls the subprime lending a scourge for minorities, as foreclosures are hitting the minority neighborhoods the hardest. It may even widen the disparity in incomes between minorities and whites as the middle class black homeowners in places like New York State are losing ground.
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Racial Wealth Gap Widened During Recession
New York Times 04.28.2013
What would MLK say to President Obama? - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08.28.2011
A Toxic Subprime Mortgage Bond's Legacy Lives On
Wall Street Journal 09.13.2013
The Case Against the Bernanke-Obama Financial Rescue
New York Times 05.16.2014
Economic Recovery Yields Few Benefits for the Voters Democrats Rely On
New York Times 05.19.2014
New York Times 05.19.2014
Not There Yet on Equal Opportunity
Wall Street Journal 10.21.2015
Wall Street Journal 10.11.2007
Wall Street Journal 02.27.2008
Economist 05.08.2008
New York Times 05.12.2008
Teeing Up the Next Mortgage Bust
New York Times 05.19.2008
Foreclosure Bill Puts a Governor on Hot Seat
Wall Street Journal 05.28.2008
Foreclosure Bill Puts a Governor on Hot Seat
Wall Street Journal 05.28.2008
U.S.-Backed Mortgage Program Fuels Risks
Wall Street Journal 06.24.2008
Approval Is Near for Bill to Help U.S. Homeowners
New York Times 06.25.2008
BusinessWeek 06.26.2008
Housing Bill Relies on Banks To Take Loan Losses
Wall Street Journal 07.28.2008
In the Central Valley, the Ruins of the Housing Bust
New York Times 08.24.2008
Henry Ford's Detroit Neighborhood Tries Hard to Keep Up Appearances
Wall Street Journal 09.11.2008
New York Times 10.02.2008
Rescue Includes Steps to Help Borrowers Keep Homes
Wall Street Journal 09.29.2008
First, Let's Stabilize Home Prices
Wall Street Journal 10.02.2008
The Problem Is Still Falling House Prices
Wall Street Journal 10.04.2008
Countrywide to Set Aside $8.4 Billion in Loan Aid
New York Times 10.06.2008
Housing Pain Gauge: Nearly 1 in 6 Owners 'Under Water'
Wall Street Journal 10.08.2008
Taxpayers, Not Lenders, Would Bear Costs of McCain’s Mortgage Proposal
New York Times 10.09.2008
Wall Street Journal 10.09.2008
They Warned Us About the Mortgage Crisis
BusinessWeek 10.09.2008
IndyMac's Fast-Track Mortgage Modification Program
BusinessWeek 10.08.2008
FDIC Chief Raps Rescue for Helping Banks Over Homeowners
Wall Street Journal 10.16.2008
Government Said to Be Discussing Plan to Aid Homeowners
New York Times 10.30.2008
Banks Alter Loan Terms to Head Off Foreclosures
New York Times 11.01.2008
Massive Effort to Save Mortgages
Wall Street Journal 11.01.2008
FDIC Plan Tests Limits of Leniency
Wall Street Journal 11.01.2008
Martin Feldstein - The Stimulus Plan We Need Now
Washington Post 10.30.2008
Wall Street Journal 11.10.2008
Mortgage Plan just a drop in the Bucket
Wall Street Journal 11.12.2008
How Citi's Fortunes are Tied to Housing's
BusinessWeek 11.26.2008
'Mass Mods': Will Help for Homeowners Be Enough?
BusinessWeek 11.26.2008
FHA-Backed Loans: The New Subprime
BusinessWeek 11.19.2008
Fannie Mae to End Tenant Evictions in Foreclosures
Wall Street Journal 12.15.2008
Barney Frank on Detroit, Housing, and Executive Pay
BusinessWeek 12.10.2008
Low-Interest Mortgages Are the Answer
Wall Street Journal 12.17.2008
Power to Modify Mortgages Sits Well With Judges
Wall Street Journal 01.12.2009
Realtors' Former Top Economist Says Don't Blame the Messenger
Wall Street Journal 01.12.2009
Foreclosure Filings Up 81% in 2008
Wall Street Journal 01.15.2009
Loan Modification Can Stop the Foreclosure Crisis
Wall Street Journal 01.30.2009
Trying to Help Financially Troubled Homeowners
New York Times 02.06.2009
Finding a Way to Stem Foreclosures Proves Tricky
Wall Street Journal 02.11.2009
Foreclosures Halted Until March at Citi and JPMorgan
New York Times 02.14.2009
How Banks Are Worsening the Foreclosure Crisis
BusinessWeek 02.12.2009
$275 Billion Plan Seeks to Address Housing Crisis
New York Times 02.19.2009
Modifying Mortgages Can Be Tricky
New York Times 02.19.2009
Some Americans, Underwater but Ineligible, Are Riled Up
Wall Street Journal 02.19.2009
Housing Push for Hispanics Spawns Wave of Foreclosures
Wall Street Journal 01.05.2009
Wall Street Journal 03.02.2009
Mortgage Bailout to Aid 1 in 9 U.S. Homeowners
Wall Street Journal 03.05.2009
Rate Passes 13% in Lawrence, Mass. -- and It's a Painful Sight
Wall Street Journal 03.07.2009
Thoughts on Walking Away From Your Home Loan
New York Times 03.14.2009
Habitat Adds Demolition to Its Mission
New York Times 03.19.2009
Foreclosures hit suburbs as layoffs surge, mortgages reset
Detroit News 04.13.2009
From President Obama, Economic Clarity but Little Courage
Washington Post 04.15.2009
Wall Street Journal 04.15.2009
Economist 04.16.2009
Michigan exits top ten foreclosure states
Detroit Free Press 05.13.2009
Minorities Hit Hardest by Foreclosures in New York
New York Times 05.16.2009
Anger Over Foreclosures Exposes Political Divisions
New York Times 10.11.2010
State Attorneys General Take Helm in Mortgage Mess
New York Times 10.29.2010
New York Times 10.31.2010
Hard-Knock (Hardly Acknowledged) Life
New York Times 01.28.2011
Economy poll: African Americans, Hispanics were hit hardest but are most optimistic
Washington Post 02.20.2011
Only 1 in 4 Got Mortgage Relief
Wall Street Journal 02.28.2011
Cornel West’s criticism of Obama sparks debate among African Americans - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05.18.2011
Wealth gap widens between whites, minorities, report says - The Washington Post
Washington Post 07.26.2011
Recession Study Finds Hispanics Hit the Hardest
New York Times 07.26.2011
Martin Luther King Jr. Would Want a Revolution, Not a Memorial
New York Times 08.25.2011
Minorities become a majority in Washington region - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08.31.2011
An Accidental Housing Chief Embraces the Power of 'No'
Wall Street Journal 08.31.2011
As Public Sector Sheds Jobs, Black Americans Are Hit Hard
New York Times 11.28.2011
Income gap stays wide in District, narrows in suburbs - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12.08.2011
Rightly targeting income inequality - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12.08.2011
No longer the land of opportunity - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01.05.2012
New York Times 03.31.2012
Homeownership Rate Declines to 15-Year Low
Wall Street Journal 05.01.2012
Texas Lending Law Shielded Many Homeowners From Housing Bust
New York Times 05.25.2012
Washington Post 06.10.2012
Obama Faces a Frustrated Hispanic Electorate
New York Times 06.10.2012
Washington Post 07.09.2012
Wells Fargo, Justice Department settle discrimination case for $175 million - The Washington Post
Washington Post 07.13.2012
Forgiveness of Debt Could Yield Savings
Wall Street Journal 07.30.2012
Slow Response to Housing Crisis Now Weighs on Obama
New York Times 08.19.2012
Taxing Wall Street Down to Size
New York Times 01.20.2010
Banks Push Home Buyers to Put Down More Cash
Wall Street Journal 02.16.2011
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