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Racial bias in mortgage lending

August 1, 2008

It should come as no surprise to anyone that despite laws against discrimination in lending and a few lawsuits, race still plays a role in the quality of loan a person gets. A new report by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) shows that minority consumers, regardless of income level, are most at risk of [...]

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Credit card arbitration: banks are conspiring against you

May 1, 2008

That the major credit card issuing banks are conspiring against consumers to force them into mandatory arbitration should come as no surprise to anybody. Why wouldn’t they force people into a system so stacked in favor of the credit card companies that the companies win all but 0.16% of the time. (For the math [...]

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