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While predatory mortgage lending isn’t as common as it once was, there are bad actors today who still use the average person’s lack of personal finance savvy against them. Here’s what to know about ...

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Payday loans have been around since the early 1900s. Car title loans can have interest rates up to 300%, California AG and others try to crack down on "rent-a-bank" loans. Financial watchdog groups ...

Imagine you learn a family member has defrauded your mother of $800,000 in home equity — and that they did it with help from an unscrupulous mortgage lender. This is the story of Reginald Byron ...

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For years, advocates have been fighting for fair lending practices for Minnesotans. Now we have a chance to help them across the finish line. Minnesotans for Fair Lending and Exodus Lending are two ...

The Federal Reserve is in the process of drafting detailed regulations dealing with alleged problems of so-called “predatory lending” in the subprime mortgage market, and the Congress is considering ...