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Homeownership Clash Sends Signal: Borrowers Beware Editorial Board Austin American-Statesman, 5/10/01 (NOTE: This link will take you to the Austin American-Statesman web site) Southwest Regional Office Issue Papers for the 77th Texas Legislature: Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (1/01) (pdf format only) Southwest Regional Office Issue Papers for the 77th Texas Legislature: Predatory Lending - (1/01) (pdf format only) Consumers Union's 2000 California Legislative Review (press release, 10/11/00) Scorecard (html) (pdf) Public Interest Groups Call On Congress To Pass Pro-Consumer Bills Before Adjournment (press release, 9/8/00) Comments By Norma P. Garcia Before The Federal Reserve Board Of Governors On Predatory Lending Practices (9/7/00) Hispanos En Texas Sufren Índice Desproporcionadamente Alto De Rechazo Al Solicitar Préstamos De Hipotecas (noticias, 4/25/00) Report: Texas Economic Growth Fails To Improve Loan Availability For Low Income, Minority Home Buyers (press release, 4/20/00) Access to the Dream: Subprime and Prime Mortgage Lending in Texas (report, 4/00) Austin's Home Loan Denial Ratio For Minorities Among Highest In Texas (press release, 4/20/00) Access to the Dream: Austin Focus 2000 Statement By Consumers Union About Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan's Criticism Of Predatory Lending (press release, 3/22/00) Sponsorship of SB 1607 (A Bill That Helps Consumers Better Understand Their Financial Circumstances By Entitling Consumers To Disclosure Of Their Credit Scores) (letter, 2/25/2000) Credit Scoring Fact Sheet Consumers Union's 1999 Legislative Session Review (press release, 10/11/99) Consumers Union 1999 Legislative Review Reverse Mortgage - Risk Or Reward? New Consumers Union Report Helps Consumers Find The Answer (press release, 8/24/99) There is No Place Like Home (full report, pdf format) Reverse Mortgage Consumer Tip Sheet Consumer Gains Clouded By Long-Term Effect Of Industry Subsidies (press release, 6/2/99) Super-Vision: How to Spot Potential Home Equity Lending Fraud and Abuse (8/98) Home Improvement Resources Guide: Where to Get Help in Your County (California - Bay Area) California Homeowners At Risk For Lending Fraud & Abuse (press release, 7/28/98) Consumers Union: Gov’t Report on Mortgage Lending Positive Step (press release, 7/17/98) Homeowners Checklist: How To Avoid Becoming A Victim (7/17/98) Tips For Consumers Refinancing Their Home Consumers Union Launches Public Education Campaign On Home Equity Lending Dangers (press release, 4/28/98) Don’t Lose Your Home. Home Equity Fraud (brochure) No Pierdas Tu Casa. Fraudulento De Equidad De Casa Guarding the Golden Years. Reverse Mortgages (brochure) Protegiendo Los Anos De Oro. Lo Esencial De La Hipoteca Inversa Access to the Dream: Home Mortgage Lending in Texas. (February 1998 -report) Consumers Union Hails Withdrawal of Expansion Plan for First Alliance Lending Company (press release, 2/11/98) Cuidado con ofertas tentadoras de préstamos garantizados con el valor de la vivienda (press release, 2/2/98) CU Applauds FTC & DOJ for Probe of Predatory Loans (press release, 1/30/98) The Hard Sell: Combating Home Equity Lending Fraud in California (special report, July 1998) Executive Summary Part I: California Update - What's New Part II: The Sub-Prime Lending Industry Connection Explosion and Retreat Part III: Recommendations Conclusion 1997 - 1995 documents -->

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