Consumer Crime ~ Financial Integrity Foundation

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Consumer Financial Protection Agency (Maybe?)

A new bill before Congress would establish a watchdog agency to oversee everything from credit cards to mortgage loans.

Consumer Bureau Official: Mortgage Servicing Problems ‘Pervasive and Profound’

Consumer Bureau Official: Mortgage Servicing Problems ‘Pervasive and Profound’
Fixing the mortgage servicing market, which has been plagued with allegations of shoddy home-foreclosure practices, will be one of the new consumer protection bureau’s top priorities, a top bureau official told House lawmakers Thursday.
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Loan data highlights weak outlook for consumer spending

Loan data highlights weak outlook for consumer spending
The weak outlook for UK consumer spending was highlighted by worse-than-expected tick-up in mortgage approvals, weak consumer credit growth, and the biggest slump in service sector output in over a year …
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FDIC Consumer News – Spring 2010: Advice for Seniors

A reverse mortgage is essentially a loan against your home that you do not have to pay back for as long as you live there. It allows homeowners age 62 or older to borrow cash from the equity in their homes without having to make monthly payments. But as FDIC Consumer News has reported in [...]

Mortgages that work for the Consumer

Discussion on types of mortgages, down payments, refinancing of residence, and interest rates with projections

Guaranteed Home Mortgage Company Implements Loan Communications System to Improve Compliance and Consumer Interactions

Guaranteed Home Mortgage Company Implements Loan Communications System to Improve Compliance and Consumer Interactions
Guaranteed Home Mortgage Company, Inc. (Guaranteed), a national residential mortgage investment and banking firm, today announced the implementation of its new Loan Communications System (LCS) to improve compliance and consumer interactions. (PRWeb January 19, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/01/prweb4982514.htm
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Consumer bankruptcies hit 5-year high in 2010

Consumer bankruptcies hit 5-year high in 2010
The number of U.S. consumers who filed for bankruptcy protection in 2010 was the highest in five years.
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Consumer 10.0: “Forced placement” insurance can send rates soaring

Consumer 10.0: “Forced placement” insurance can send rates soaring
Nobody questions the right of a bank that holds a mortgage or auto loan to require a borrower to buy homeowners’ or auto insurance. After all, your property is the bank’s security. Selling it is what will repay the loan if you default, and a burned-down house [...]

New round of consumer financial protections coming

New round of consumer financial protections coming
Federal Reserve Bank says new rules will offer more proactive protection PHILADELPHIA — Financial industry reforms passed this summer by Congress will eventually mean more robust protection for consumers of a variety of financial products, from private student loans to home mortgages, say Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia officials.
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