How To Spot A Predatory Lender

Remember these signs of unscrupulous lending when shopping for your mortgage.

If The Interest Rate's Too Good To Be True, It's Probably A Predatory Lender

Yes, predatory lenders are still out there. Although underwriting practices have tightened and government regulations for mortgage lending have increased, it's difficult to force unethical lenders to put consumers' best interests first.

Justice Appropriator Commends Attorney General For Targeting Predatory Mortgage Lenders

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies, which oversees funding for the U.S. Department of Justice, issues this statement:

NAACP announces resolution against payday lending

The Washington Parish Branch of the NAACP, the NAACP Louisiana State Conference, and the National NAACP in partnership with the Louisiana Community Reinvestment Coalition, a member of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition in Washington, announced the release of its Resolution with the National NAACP Financial Freedom Center against PayDay Predatory Lending Practices.

Round Two on Predatory Lending: What are Credit Unions Good For?

On Friday I wrote that I doubted that credit unions were going to be able to provide a painless substitute for payday loans.  Felix Salmon has responded at length , making three core arguments: 1.  Credit ...