Democratic lawmakers in Congress last week introduced legislation to create a Financial Product Safety Commission to ensure that mortgages, credit cards and retirement accounts do not pose unacceptable risks to consumers. Such a move would provide consumers with their first real protections in decades — but the effort will be far less effective if the Commission fails to use a race lens when scrutinizing financial products.
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JoseGarcia |
Use the Race Lens to Scrutinize Financial Products |
| By: JoseGarcia Monday March 16, 2009 8:43 am |


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