California Event: The Mortgage Crisis in California

The New America Foundation and the Asset Policy Initiative of California, in association with Assemblymembers Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) and Ted Gaines (R-Roseville), cordially invite you to join us Monday, November 19th, for the third in a series of policy forum discussions in Sacramento designed to inform policymakers, legislative staffers, and advocates about asset-building research, data, and policies.

Our featured speaker, Paul Leonard, will discuss the current subprime mortgage crisis — its
causes, the continuing effect it will have on homeownership, wealth, and
the California economy, and possible solutions. Paul directs the California operations of the Center for Responsible Lending. The Center is a non-profit, non-partisan research and policy organization dedicated to protecting homeownership and family wealth by working to eliminate abusive financial practices. CRL is affiliated with Self-Help, one of the nation’s largest community development financial institutions.

Participants

• Paul A. Leonard
  Director
  Center for Responsible Lending
• Olivia Calderon
  Policy Representative, Asset Building Program
  New America Foundation