Predatory banking practices include harsher rules for minorities, not providing translators, and making immigrants follow rules not required for others.
A new poll shows that independent voters in five swing-states disapprove of President Obama’s leadership throughout the housing crisis.
Many California municipalities are facing crushing bond and pension debt, while eviscerating budgets in attempts to stay solvent. Among the worst hit is the city of Stockton, whose city council recently voted to default on bond payments.
Auditors uncovered “what appear to be one or more clear violations of law” in a vast majority (84 percent) of cases.
With only one year left in office, Governor Schwarzenegger has set an ambitious agenda to salvage what many believe to be a disappointing tenure. The Governor aims to work with the Legislature and reform-minded organizations to achieve the following goals:
On November 27, the New York Times <a href=”http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/28/us/28brfs-GOVERNOROWES_BRF.html”>reported</a> that Governor Schwarzenegger may owe nearly $80,000 in taxes to the state. If true, this is not a good position to be in for the chief executive of a state that is assuredly bankrupt.
