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Panelists spoke about proposed mortgage and lending regulations. They also talked about the many reports of mortgage broker and lender abuses against borrowers which led Congressional leader…

Shaun S. Donovan, Secretary U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, spoke on the housing mortgage crisis. A new task force was introduced to monitor lending companies. He also ans…

Panelists Cutler Dawson and Erin Constantine talked about consumer attitudes toward automatic savings, innovative bank initiatives, and ways to create a virtuous cycle of consumer banking th…

Participants spoke about mortgage foreclosure trends and estimates that eventually up to eight million families will lose their homes. Lenders and the federal government have created severa…

Barry Zigas moderated the third panel of the Consumer Federation of America annual conference on financial services, titled “Sustainable Homeownership: Future Role of Government.” Phillip B…

The Consumer Federation of America held an annual conference on financial services to keep consumer advocates and educators informed about banking, insurance, investment, and real estate iss…

Representative Barney Frank was the luncheon keynote speaker at the Consumer Federation of America annual conference on financial services to keep consumer advocates and educators informed a…

Allen Fishbeing moderated a panel discussion with Frank Ford, Faith Schwartz, and Alys Cohen on mitigating the impact of mortgage foreclosures on consumers. Topics included outreach efforts,…

Representative Barney Frank, incoming chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, spoke about the financial services agenda for the 110th Congress. Several panelists then talked abou…

Moderated by Mr. Fishbein, the panelists discussed nontraditional mortgages, such as interest-only and piggyback mortgages. Some of the participants said these are they too exotic for most h…

Chairman Cox delivered the keynote speech. He talked about legislation affecting the Securities and Exchange Commission, investor protection, safe investments, company shareholders, and reti…

Ken Harney talked about challenges facing consumers in 2005. Topics included credit cards, mortgages, and title insurance. He said that, because of legal loopholes, many lending organization…

Participants talked about consumer lending rates, the growth of personal debt, public spending habits, and banking industry practices. Following their remarks they answered questions from th…

As part of a forum on consumer and credit issues, experts talked about the rising consumer interest rates. Topics included mortgage lending, consumer credit, the large amount of family debt,…

Experts talked about credit scoring and new protections for consumers. A credit score is a decision-making tool for lenders that predicts future credit risk. Topics included consumer awarene…

The Consumer Federation of America hosted this event where participants talked about the use of debit and gift cards by retailers, restrictions placed on redeeming the cards, and consumer sp…

Stephen Brobeck discussed interest rates, lending behavior, and borrowing behavior. He noted that borrowers with the least education and market experience tend to choose variable rate mortga…

At a press conference at the National Press Club by the Consumer Federation of America, Stephen Brobeck, Executive Director of the Consumer Federation of America and Chris Lewis, Senior Vice…

Consumer advocates spoke to reporters about a report on credit ratings and the accuracy of companies that provide credit reporting services. Following their remarks they answered questions f…

Analysts talked about the financial services industry and lending for hone ownership. Among the topics they addressed were proposals to provide more affordable housing and changes in legisla…