Maria Foscarinis, 10.04.2010
Founder and executive director, National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
Human habitat is a broad term. But no matter the definition, it includes a safe, secure place to live: a home.
Richard Zombeck, 10.04.2010
Eyes and Ears Mortgage Specialist and ShametheBanks.org Founder
Recent news of blatant fraud on the part of mortgage lenders and servicers has offered proof that homeowner activists’ actions have not been in vain.
Anna Cuevas, 10.02.2010
The American public is losing countless homes due to non-compliance in procedures and incorrect answers being given to homeowners. You must be your own best advocate and question authority.
Gary Stein, 09.30.2010
Health Reform Advocate
An interesting by-product of any downturn in an economy is that you can categorize the stakeholders into four categories — victims, users, scavengers and survivors.
Inder Sidhu, 09.30.2010
Senior Vice President of Strategy and Planning for Worldwide Operations at Cisco
If you’re one of the 11 million Americans who owe more on their mortgages than their properties are worth, the last person you probably want to hear f…
Alfred Gingold, 09.29.2010
Writer, actor
Readers of my recent posts know that my wife and I are locked in combat with our mortgage bank, which persists in creating false penalties to add to o…
Preeti Vissa, 09.28.2010
Community Reinvestment Director, The Greenlining Institute
What if there was a law that told big corporations that they have responsibilities to the communities they serve? There is. It’s called the Community Reinvestment Act and a fight over it’s future is brewing in Congress.
Jeffrey Rubin, 09.28.2010
Economist
If the Fed is blaming the last recession on the financial meltdown from the subprime mortgage market, why is it keeping interest rates effectively at zero, which could recreate those same credit conditions?
Danny Groner, 09.26.2010
Video Editor/Online Assistant Editor at TheWeek.com
With movie critics split on the film, here’s a look at what Wall Street’s real bankers — and those who cover them — had to say about the movie, its 1987 original, and the larger-than-life Gordon Gekko.
Jane White, 09.24.2010
Author, America, Welcome to the Poorhouse
Until we get Democrats in office who work for the electorate, we can’t count on legislation to mandate plain-English disclosure, or better yet, prohibit irresponsible lending so disclosure won’t be necessary.
Alfred Gingold, 09.23.2010
Writer, actor
Readers of my last Chase Home Weasel Update on Huffpo know that we are four weeks past the talk with the Tax Department’s dulcet JoAnne, during which …
Howard Steven Friedman, 09.22.2010
Statistician/Economist for International Organization; Columbia University
Welfare Queens are portrayed as lazy leeches on society, pilfering money from “hard working people’s taxes.” In any large group, some will take advantage of the system, but that doesn’t mean the system should be abolished.
The Media Consortium, 09.21.2010
Network of Leading Progressive Independent Journalism Organizations
by Zach Carter, Media Consortium blogger President Barack Obama’s decision to appoint Elizabeth Warren to set up the new Consumer Financial Protection…
Dory Rand, 09.17.2010
President, Woodstock Institute
Over half of the people in Illinois’ predominantly African-American communities likely would not qualify for low-cost, prime credit. What does this mean for these neighborhoods’ chances for revitalization?
Maria Foscarinis, 09.16.2010
Founder and executive director, National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
This number reflects a record increase in poverty over the previous year. But it does not capture many of those who are suffering the most: homeless Americans.
Diane Tucker, 09.26.2010
Writer/producer/director living in Washington DC
In the shadow of the White House, nearly 45,000 American children live in poverty, a number that has been soaring since 2007. The District of Columbia…
Joseph E. Stiglitz, 09.15.2010
Professor at Columbia University and a Nobel Laureate in Economics
The Obama administration’s reluctant and belated recognition that its efforts to get the housing and mortgage markets working again have largely failed.
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