On AlterNet: lending

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "lending"

Wall Street-Inflated Student Debt Bubble Hits $1 Trillion; Debtors Rally for Relief

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. April 24, 2012.

The collective weight of American student debt is a drag not just on those paying the debt, but on our entire economy.

The Bailed-Out Banks Are Looking Shaky at Best, But Their CEOs Are Well-Insulated from Collapse

Rob Larson, Dollars and Sense. November 12, 2010.

No upward limit is in sight for financier compensation, with CEO salaries now at about a million a year. But the banking institutions themselves are in for some bumpy days ahead.

The Monster: How a Gang of Predatory Lenders and Bankers Fleeced America, and Launched a Global Crisis

Michael Hudson, Times Books. October 22, 2010.

Exposing the major players behind the biggest financial hurricane in the history of global capitalism.

Wall Street's Simple Formula for Staying Rich

William D. Cohan, The New York Times. April 24, 2010.

Through the Federal Reserve, the public is basically giving the mega banks free money and letting them make bundles on the difference with which they lend.

How Chase Bank Has Left Homeowners in Limbo

Paul Kiel, ProPublica. February 4, 2010.

Homeowners who may well be eligible for the mortgage loan modification program are being denied because their troubles were not deemed "permanent."

Why Won't Obama Give You a Job?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 17, 2009.

Wall Street's raking in massive profits and paying its execs and traders record bonuses, thanks in part to government cash. What about ordinary Americans?

The Mortgage Industry Fights for Its Right to Party

Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny!. April 28, 2008.

Despite failures in the market, the mortgage industry is fighting tighter regulation tooth and nail.

Legalized Loan Sharking: The Sleeper Issue of 2008

Marney White, Commondreams. August 20, 2007.

The presidential candidates could get the attention of even the most apathetic voters by talking seriously about the crushing interest rates that are burying more and more Americans.