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    Minnesota Governor Pawlenty Vetoes Bill to Help Stop Foreclosures

    Jun 05, 2008

    Giving into corporate efforts to protect banking interests, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty vetoed SF 3396, which would have put a temporary hold on foreclosures while still requiring borrowers to make payments on their loans.  The bill would have required homeowners with a sub-prime or negative...
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    States Blowing Past Feds in Fighting Foreclosure Crisis

    Apr 17, 2008

    Faced with total and continued inaction on the federal level, Maryland enacted a series of emergency measures earlier this month to combat the foreclosure crisis in the state.  
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    Dealing with the Foreclosure Crisis at the State Level

    Jan 14, 2008

    The statistics are shocking. The current mortgage crisis is expected to result in the foreclosure of 3 million homes. In Stockton, CA, one in every 27 homes has been hit by the foreclosure crisis. And, Countryside, the largest U.S. mortgage lender, just released figures showing that foreclosures...
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    New York Acts to Restrict Improper Influence of Student Loan Companies

    Apr 19, 2007

      We highlighted the problems of predatory lending industry a few weeks ago and now, problems are coming to light with the student loan industry.  In one of the more egregious examples, Student Loan Express, a student loan company that is a unit of CIT Group, Inc, is alleged to have paid...