Freddie Mac, Rent Controls and Predatory Contracts

ACORN Citizen Wealth Financial Justice

http://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/CORR4549.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts New Orleans  Freddie Mac is the popular name for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company.  It is a government sponsored entity or GSE.  It’s main purpose since 1970 has been to buy and finance mortgages on the secondary market, making in safer for banks and savings …

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Living Wage Campaign, New Zealand Version

ACORN ACORN International Citizen Wealth Financial Justice

Auckland         Talking to union members, organizers, and activists in New Zealand, one thing many of them mentioned as a bright, shining spot has been the progress of the Living Wage Movement throughout the country.  The national mandatory minimum wage is $16.50 NZ per hour, and the living wage number this fall is going to be …

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