When speaking of justice and American politics, we often focus on the bigger issues of financial news and the foreclosure crisis. Today I want to highlight a story which may seem to affect only a few, but has social repercussions…
Half of housing grants used to buy foreclosures
Date: 4/10/2009 KATRINA A. GOGGINSAssociated Press Writer Just over half of a new $4 billion federal housing program approved late last year will go to purchase and fix up foreclosed homes nationwide, a study released this week showed. The program…
Congress considers limits on credit card companies
Date: 3/31/2009 LAURIE KELLMANAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats in Congress are taking a swipe at credit card issuers and their increasingly creative reasons for raising fees on strapped consumers, sparking a well-financed duel over how to crack down…
Midwest Flooding – No Insurance
Date: 3/29/2009 NATE JENKINSAssociated Press Writers MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — As the Red River crept within view of their backyard this past week, Denette and Billy Narum had an extra incentive to pray their sandbags held. Like most people in…
Groups find common ground on health care overhaul
Date: 3/27/2009 RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Groups often at odds over health care reform — consumers, insurers, doctors, employers — reached a broad agreement Friday that could serve as a starting point for lawmakers trying to overhaul…
Foreclosures force renting families onto street
Date: 3/18/2009 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clutching pajamas for her three youngest kids, Janice Johnson straggled into a Skid Row homeless shelter on a recent night, frustrated and weary from another fruitless apartment hunt. The Midnight Mission was her last…
Health debate could spur malpractice changes
Date: 3/17/2009 By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration and key congressional Democrats are taking a hard look at the nation’s medical malpractice system as part of a broader health care overhaul. “It’s an essential piece…
NAACP says bank giants steered blacks to bad loans
Date: 3/13/2009 By JESSE WASHINGTONAP National Writer The NAACP is accusing Wells Fargo and HSBC of forcing blacks into subprime mortgages while whites with identical qualifications got lower rates. Class-action lawsuits were to be filed against the banks Friday in…
Doubt cast on $50 billion figure in Madoff case
Date: 3/6/2009 By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Bernard Madoff and $50 billion. His name and that number have become inseparable in describing the enormity of what has been called the largest white-collar fraud…
Court makes it harder to challenge forest rules
Date: 3/3/2009 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has made it harder to challenge federal regulations governing timber sales and other policies in national forests. In a 5-4 decision Tuesday, the court says environmental groups cannot pursue a lawsuit against…