Debtors Prisons

Return Of The Debtors' Prison?

Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Creditors, Debtors Prisons, Debt Collectors, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Collection Agencies, Illinois Debt Collectors, Arrest Warrant Debtors, Debt Arrest Warrant, Lisa Madigan, Chicago News

Some Illinois residents struggling to pay off their debt have yet another thing to worry about: getting thrown in jail. As WBEZ reports, creditors...

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Should Homeowners Be Jailed For Taking Out Bad Loans?

Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Debtors Prisons, Mortgage Lenders, Countrywide, Bank of America, Financial Crisis, New York Times, Joe Nocera, Angelo Mozilo, Mortage Borrowers, Charlie Engle, Business News

To date, not a single mortgage lender has been sent to prison for their role in the financial crisis. At least one borrower hasn't been so lucky. C...

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Weekly Audit: Financial Reform Makes Headway, Jobs And Social Security In Jeopardy

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Robert Kuttner, Debtor's Prisons, The American Prospect, Social Security, Derivatives, Annie Lowrey, Jobs, Bernie Sanders, The Nation, Volcker Rule, Unemployment Rate, Alternet, Deficit, Laura Flanders, Wall Street Reform, Unemployment, Economy, The Washington Independent, Home News
The Media Consortium

by Zach Carter, Media Consortium blogger Two critical Wall Street reforms, once declared dead by U.S. megabanks, are suddenly close to Congressional ...

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