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    Rising Inequality Essay

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    political power to shape the rule of law in their favor. Stiglitz asserts that laws are supposed to be designed to protect the weak, but the wealthy use their power to make sure it does the exact opposite. An example of the U.S government serving the interest of the wealthy at the cost of the majority of people is their handling of the predatory lending in the financial services industry. Banks took advantage of the “least educated and financially unsophisticated” (240) members of society by selling them mortgages they couldn’t afford. The financial services industry then used their political power and the influence of their rating agencies to obstruct efforts to stop their fraudulent practices. Even after the crisis, the banks used their political power to ensure they were bailed out, and continue to fight consumer protection laws and other regulations. Those at the top of society (bankers) were also able gain political influence, and ensure that bankruptcy laws, like a 2005 law passed by Congress that made it “more difficult for distressed borrowers to discharge their debts” (242). Bankruptcy laws enabled banks to engage in predatory lending practices that were profitable in the short term, and thanks to incentive pay compensation structures, these profits were passed on to the bankers. The average American families’ most valuable asset is their home, and during the Great Recession the government directly contributed to the rising wealth inequality by allowing the banks to…

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    racial segregation in cities, mostly due to the practice of redlining. Lending companies and banks withhold mortgages and other loans from people who live in neighborhoods of certain ethnic makeups. In a perfect world, arbitrary factors such as race would not affect someone’s ability to buy a home. Unfortunately, we do not live in a perfect world. Even in our supposedly “progressive” nation, prejudice against people of color runs rampant. Though there has been a definite decrease in blatant…

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    income families often do not have access to banking services for a variety of reasons and can often fall victim to predatory lending. This study explores reasons why they have limited access to banking services, the need for financial education, it examines the training programs, the knowledge and attitudes associated with financial understanding and the role and involvement of social workers. The researcher, Anderson, Zhan, and Scott (2007) discuss how the wages have declined and the impact of…

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    Faller, Benjamin D. “Payday Loan Solutions: Slaying the Hydra (and Keeping it dead.) (Cover Story).” Case Western Reserve Law Review 59.1 (2008): 125-160. Academic Search Complete. Web. 1 Apr.2015. In the Article “Payday Loan Solutions: Slaying the Hydra (and keeping it dead,) (Cover Story,)” Benjamin D. Faller begins his article by giving a different back-story as to how payday lending or is critiqued. Faller writes his article to focus on the “larger scale” (126) of payday lending because he…

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    Charles Feeney ’56 concluded his 35-year philanthropic career last month the same way he started it — with a $7 million donation to his alma mater, Cornell University. This gift mirrors a donation of the same size in 1982 — Feeney’s first donation to the University — which launched the Cornell Tradition, a program that awards 500 fellowships each year to Cornell students who “demonstrate significant work experience, a commitment to campus and/or community service and academic achievement,”…

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    In his scholarly journal article “Payday loan solutions: Slaying the Hydra (and keeping it dead),” Benjamin Faller, a candidate for 2009, case Western Reserve University School of Law, B.A. St. John’s University, 2003, argues that Payday loans should be monitor by the government and can cripple the borrowers financial circumstance for a many years. He develops this claim by first giving reasons why the government should have regulated payday loans and provided background information how payday…

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    realtors would show minorities houses in areas that were primarily made up of residents that were of the same ethnicity as their clients. Realtors would show whites more upper income housing. Realtors of a minority background were also discriminating against their clients. They would show the same types of housing as the white realtors did. Even though laws have been passed to stop this kind of discrimination some realtors still do this. Another type of discrimination is in lending. Before the…

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    never-ending cycle of paying loans. These cycles are the ones that are difficult to get out of, not only because they are that tempting, but also because they carry high interest rates. 2. Extremely High Interest Rates The interest that payday loans have can destroy your finances. Payday loans are just plainly very high, sometimes obviously giving the impressions that they are expensive because they prove to be the only options you're going to have. This is basically why payday loan companies…

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    Don’t even get me started on payday loans I totally disagree with payday loans they are the most un-wanting, useless and unworthy loan which puts you in debit for the rest of your life! Payday loans are getting young people to borrow money so much money that they have to own it back for the rest of their life. How can someone live with so much debit dangling down form their head? Payday loans are persuading youngsters to come and borrow cash, they make it look so attractive that everyone wants…

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    Root Capital Case Summary

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    way the organization can assure their hard work and money are best used and so that the farmers and businessmen have the knowledge and choices to stay stable and strong. Finally, the catalyze aspect works to show commercial and social lenders that lending to small businesses is not as risky as they believe. Roos Capitals three-pronged strategy also allows them to quickly respond to failures and inefficiencies in the market that do not allow small, rural businesses to afford market capital. Root…

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