The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act signed into law by President Obama is a direct response to a financial crisis that started with predatory lending targeted at minority communities.
At a time when many are suffering from the collapse of financial institutions and other key sectors through no fault of their own, the insurance industry seems committed to greater opacity, and indeed, compounding the hardship of working families.
With the federal government on the hook for as much as $1 trillion in various rescue plans aimed at stabilizing the nation's financial system and stimulating economic growth, elected officials and
A central role of state insurance departments is assuring that prices are not inadequate, excessive or unfairly discriminatory, as well as that availability of coverage is not limited by unfair
The current crisis in the financial markets should be a clarion call to all of us about the need for greater transparency in the provision of financial services. The insurance marketplace in
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Let The Sun Shine In On Property InsuranceTwenty-five years ago, when redlining and racial discrimination were widespread in the mortgage lending market, the federal government ...