Comments on: Supreme Court: States Have The Right To Investigate National Banks For Lending Discrimination http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/06/29/supreme-court-bank-decision/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:42:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Cornhusker http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/06/29/supreme-court-bank-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-154931 Cornhusker Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:12:31 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/?p=17007#comment-154931 Feb 14th, 2008: <strong>Spitzer nails Bush on predatory lending</strong> http://www.thealbanyproject.com/diary/2187/ "The recession we are in now is in large part due to fraud throughout the housing/mortgage industries. "There was appraisal fraud, Wall Street fraud, and, for millions of homeowners facing economic devastation, predatory lending fraud. "Eliot Spitzer has an op-ed in the Washington Post today that convincingly argues that Bush protected predatory lenders against state-level regulation that would have lessened the economic catastrophe ahead." OP Ed link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/13/AR2008021302783.html?nav=hcmodule Less than a month later... Spitzer was toast. Greg Palast's thoughts on the matter http://www.gregpalast.com/elliot-spitzer-gets-nailed/ Feb 14th, 2008:
Spitzer nails Bush on predatory lending
http://www.thealbanyproject.com/diary/2187/

“The recession we are in now is in large part due to fraud throughout the housing/mortgage industries.

“There was appraisal fraud, Wall Street fraud, and, for millions of homeowners facing economic devastation, predatory lending fraud.

“Eliot Spitzer has an op-ed in the Washington Post today that convincingly argues that Bush protected predatory lenders against state-level regulation that would have lessened the economic catastrophe ahead.”

OP Ed link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/13/AR2008021302783.html?nav=hcmodule

Less than a month later… Spitzer was toast.

Greg Palast’s thoughts on the matter http://www.gregpalast.com/elliot-spitzer-gets-nailed/

]]> By: kevin in wa. http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/06/29/supreme-court-bank-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-154830 kevin in wa. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:18:24 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/?p=17007#comment-154830 The first time i saw Elliot Spitzer otherthan when he was conffesing was on rachel maddow show he is one smart cookie and this goes to show he should have a place somwhere this is good i believe that minorities are getting the shaft in lending practices and it should stop The first time i saw Elliot Spitzer otherthan when he was conffesing was on rachel maddow show he is one smart cookie and this goes to show he should have a place somwhere this is good i believe that minorities are getting the shaft in lending practices and it should stop

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