Source: American Prospect, Vol. 20 no. 6, July/August 2009
The invisible victims of the economic meltdown and the lower-income Americans who were struggling before the mass foreclosures and job loss hit. This report, made possible through the generous support of the Ford Foundation, investigates the causes of and cures for the current credit crisis.
Articles include:
A Bridge to Somewhere – Janneke Ratcliffe
Banks as Heroes – Adam Serwer
Community Reinvestment: The Broader Agenda – Mark A. Willis
Don’t Blame the Community Reinvestment Act – Ellen Seidman
Financial Product Safety – Tamara Draut
Reforming Credit – Robert Kuttner
Regulation as Civic Empowerment – Edmund Mierzwinski
Reversing the Damage – John Taylor
The Assault on the Black Middle Class – Kai Wright
What Does Financial Capital Owe Society? – Barry Zigas
When Creditors are Predators – Tim Fernholz