Predatory Lending and the Destruction of the African-American Dream

by Cheryl Wade, Janis Sarra, Cheryl L. Wade

Book Overview

Since the Great Recession of 2008, the racial wealth gap between black and white Americans has continued to widen. In Predatory Lending and the Destruction of the African-American Dream, Janis Sarra and Cheryl Wade detail the reasons for this failure by analyzing the economic exploitation of African Americans, with a focus on predatory practices in the home mortgage context. They also examine the failure of reform and litigation efforts ostensibly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108811582
• ISBN13: 9781108811583
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"