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18. Astroturf in service of Wall Street

Thu Jan 26, 2012, 06:17 PM

Jan 2012

http://activistcash.com/organization_overview.cfm/o/489-center-for-responsible-lending

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Herb and Marion Sandler are the billionaire founders of the Center for Responsible Lending. The Sandlers made a fortune in the subprime mortgage industry, thanks to the success of their bank, Golden West Financial.

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Consumer group tentatively supports $25-billion mortgage deal [View all] ProSense Jan 2012 OP

Kick! n/t ProSense Jan 2012 #1

Bullshit. truebrit71 Jan 2012 #2

One ProSense Jan 2012 #4

Nothin' but a whitewash is right. Hell Hath No Fury Jan 2012 #9

Does this mean the banks broke the law? KansDem Jan 2012 #3

Because there were TOO DAMN MANY of them! elleng Jan 2012 #5

If slimeball Eric Holder is for it then I'm against it. MotherPetrie Jan 2012 #6

Holder ProSense Jan 2012 #7

I was referring to the mortgage deal. Why weren't you? MotherPetrie Jan 2012 #8

As ProSense Jan 2012 #10

You didn't answer my question. MotherPetrie Jan 2012 #12

Well, ProSense Jan 2012 #13

Well, ProSense Jan 2012 #16

You don't understand gratuitous Jan 2012 #11

Actually ProSense Jan 2012 #14

So, what did you hear? gratuitous Jan 2012 #17

Astroturf in service of Wall Street Octafish Jan 2012 #18

So the Big Banks managed to buy themselves a "Consumer Group"? bvar22 Jan 2012 #19