Neighborhood Stabilization Program

Alinsky, Foreclosures and Holding Banks Accountable

Sanford D. Horwitt | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Alexander Von Hoffman, Foreclosures, JP Morgan Chase, Sherman Park, U.S. Bank, Marshall Field III, Nsp, Wells Fargo, Industrial Areas Foundation, Common Ground, Neighborhood Stabilization Program, Rules for Radicals, Josef Ackermann, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Michael Murphy, Saul Alinsky, Politics News
Sanford D. Horwitt

Memo to the Obama Administration: if you want to see the makings of a national model to hold big banks accountable for fixing foreclosure-devastated neighborhoods, go to Milwaukee and talk to citizen leaders who are practicing what Saul Alinsky preached.

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Time to Move On: Families Facing Foreclosure Need Better Solutions Than HAMP

Janis Bowdler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fhfa, Bank of America, Economic Recovery, Freddie Mac, Wall Street, Latino and Black Homeowners, Foreclosure, Latino, Hamp, Gse, Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), Fannie Mae, Congress, Neighborhood Stabilization Program, Families, Business News
Janis Bowdler

While HAMP set out to provide three to four million modifications, only 600,000 families have received permanent loan modifications through the program. It's time to look for other ways to stymie foreclosures.

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Congresswoman Maxine Waters Gives President Obama An "A"

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Maxine Waters, Congress Stimulus, Foreclosure Crisis, Democratic Congress, President Obama, Freddie Mac, 100 Days, Fannie Mae, Congress, Neighborhood Stabilization Program, Obama First 100 Days, Loan Modificattions, First 100 Days, Home Foreclosures, Politics News
Kathleen Wells, J.D.

He inherited a horrible situation with this economic crisis, but he has not flinched. And his confidence inspires us and helps to generate confidence because we see him carrying on.

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