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October 14, 2021
Credit reporting, student loan debt and payday loans among chief consumer concerns
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After 51 Years, Fair Housing Still an Unfinished Journey
April 11, 2019
… headline news articles reminded the nation that housing discrimination still exists.
Cities and States Support Preserving Fair Housing Rule
June 14, 2018
The attorney general for the nation’s most populous state, California, linked fair housing with opportunity in other dimensions of life
DeVos coddles companies while abandoning student loan borrowers
March 2, 2018
DeVos coddles companies while abandoning student loan borrowers
Access to Safe, Decent and Affordable Housing Threatened
February 23, 2018
Access to Safe, Decent and Affordable Housing Threatened
Black Students Hit Hard by For-Profit College Debt New Center for Responsible Lending Report Says For-Profit Education “a Risky Proposition”
January 11, 2018
Similarly, Elena, a 35-year-old Latina enrolled in a for-profit institution after seeing television commercials for the local branch of Everest College targeted at those without a GED, like herself.
New CRL Research: For-Profit Colleges Promise But Seldom Deliver Gainful Employment
January 4, 2018
Veterans educational benefits are additional taxpayer-paid revenues.
Civil rights leaders, clergy support federal rules to crackdown on payday lending
October 19, 2017
Advocates must also remain watchful for any congressional actions that may be taken to preempt or undermine consumer protections.
Hill lawmakers seek end to triple-digit interest on payday and car-title loans
October 5, 2017
Signers of the correspondence include civil rights organizations, labor, consumer advocates, and research institutes.
Lawmakers, civil rights leaders challenge DeVos on student loan enforcement
September 21, 2017
More than 40 national organizations joined in noting DOE’s apparent failure to embrace its duties in civil rights when it comes to higher education.