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Download the report (PDF) >>The Predators' Creditors
9/14/10
A new report by National People's Action, The Predators' Creditors, reveals that amidst record high unemployment, foreclosures, and budget deficits, Wall Street's biggest banks are now helping the bottom feeders in the loan industry: Payday Lenders.
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Gaming The System
8/13/10
New Report Shows How Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Citibank and Bank of America Got Around the Community Reinvestment Act to Make Bad Loans
Major lenders have been subverting their legal responsibilities to meet the credit needs of their communities.
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2009 Chicago Foreclosure Report: Financial Crisis Is Far From Over
3/15/10
Every 22 minutes a home goes into foreclosure in Chicago.
With the largest number of homebuyers of any metropolitan area in the nation, Chicago provides a snapshot of not only the latest urban real estate trends, but also the economic well-being of American households across all income levels.
Chicago Foreclosures: 2009
1/1/10
There were an astounding 23,200 foreclosure filings in Chicago in 2009, mostly concentrated on Chicago’s South and West sides, and where most predatory loan products are peddled. 
Online Strategies and Successes of the Obama Campaign
3/1/10
the Wilburforce and Brainerd Foundations. !e report documents the results of M+R’s quantitative and qualitative analysis of the Obama for America’s New Media
Campaign. !e goal was to attempt to understand which strategies and tactics drove a true return on investment for the campaign and which did not, and how the
winning strategies can be replicated by nonpro"t advocacy organizations.
