highcostconsumercredit_ISU_april2007_feltner.pdf Tom Feltner Presentation made at the Illinois State University Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development conference entitled Micro-credit: An Alternative to Predatory Lending. The presentation lays out the features of many of the most popular forms of...
Sue Kirchhoff and Judy Keen USA TODAY April 26, 2007 CHICAGO Charles Davis bought his home on the South Side of Chicago in 2003 using adjustable-rate, high-interest loans and betting an improving economy would help him handle rising...
USA TODAY April 26, 2007 Thursday Sue Kirchhoff and Judy Keen CHICAGO — Charles Davis bought his home on the South Side of Chicago in 2003 using adjustable-rate, high-interest loans and betting an improving economy would help him handle...
Michelle Singletary April 22, 2007 Home foreclosures are up, in part because of defaults on riskier subprime loans, a trend that’s putting communities at risk. But, if past surveys continue to prove true, many financially troubled homeowners will never...
appliedresearch_northpark_2007.pdf Tom Feltner Presentation made to the Masters of Community Development program at North Park University on the proliferation of high cost finance in lower-income and minority communities and how research and advocacy organizations help shape the debate on...
BY MIKE DUFFIN Special to the Daily Southtown April 8, 2007 With the number of foreclosures skyrocketing in the past year, lenders are coming under intense scrutiny for the type of loans they give out. The Woodstock...
Letter to the Editor April 8, 2007 The recent problems in the subprime lending segment of the mortgage market should come as no surprise (“Lenders scramble to help struggling homeowners” April 5). Too many lenders offered too...