The stories of victims of predatory lenders-typically low-income minority families, single mothers and the old-are awful to hear. People are persuaded to take loans priced way beyond their means, usually secured on their homes; eviction is often the price of default. The experience of one woman, a 90-year-old widow from the Bronx who was almost thrown out of her home, inspired Aurelia Greene, a New York state lawmaker, to sponsor a bill to tackle predatory lending. Ms Greene's bill is just one of many. In the past few years tough laws have been passed in North Carolina, Georgia, California and Ohio, and more are on the way elsewhere. Bills loom in both houses of Congress.
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