predatory lending
11Subprime mortgage crisis — Part of a series on: Late 2000s financial crisis Major dimensions …
12Payday loan — A shop window in Falls Church, Virginia advertises payday loans. A payday loan (also called a paycheck advance) is a small, short term loan that is intended to cover a borrower s expenses until his or her next payday. The loans are also sometimes …
13Community Financial Services Association of America — The Community Financial Services Association of America(CFSA) is the national organization dedicated to advancing financial empowerment for consumers through small dollar, short term loans. Now in its 12th year, CFSA was established to promote… …
14Mortgage broker — A mortgage broker acts as an intermediary who brokers mortgage loans on behalf of individuals or businesses. Traditionally, banks and other lending institutions have sold their own products. However as markets for mortgages have become more… …
15Equity stripping — Equity stripping, also known as equity skimming or foreclosure rescue, is any of various predatory real estate practices aimed at vulnerable, often low income, homeowners facing foreclosure in the United States. Often considered a form of… …
16Nye Lavalle — Born Detroit, Michigan Residence Boca Raton, Florida, Orlando, Florida, Savannah, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Nationality American Ethnicity Caucasian, Latin American Citizenship …
17Rent to own — (RTO) is an informal term for a type of business which rents assets or items, most typically furniture; appliances; or houses, with the condition that the item will be owned by the renter if the term of rent is finished, or that the lease can be… …
18Michael Hudson (reporter) — (born 1961, Richmond, Virginia, USA) is an American investigative reporter and author. Hudson currently writes about business and finance for the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit journalism organization.[1] He has worked as a staff writer …
19Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act — Full title An Act to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end too big to fail , to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers… …
20Wells Fargo — ] However, on Oct 9, 2008, Citigroup announced that they would no longer try to block the merger and Wells Fargo bought all of Wachovia. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081010/ap on bi ge/citigroup wachovia; ylt=Au.LOFdC.8Fk XdXxm2lM qyBhIF]… …
