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Charlene Crowell is the Communications Deputy Director for the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL). Prior to joining CRL, Charlene was a registered public lobbyist in Arizona and in Michigan, advocating affordable housing and Smart Growth initiatives, and additionally served as press secretary to both a state attorney general and mayor. Early in her career she was a broadcaster in both television and radio, holding a variety of assignments.

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Why is CBC Member Rep. Alcee Hastings Pushing a Bill that Helps Predatory Lenders?

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The InformerMarch 11, 2016October 30, 2020
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CFPB Orders Citibank to Refund $4.9 million to 2,100 consumers

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The InformerFebruary 29, 2016October 30, 2020
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Payday Lending Supporters Attack CFPB; Top Industry Lenders Face RICO Charges

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The InformerFebruary 22, 2016October 30, 2020
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Banks Make Billions Off Unfair Overdraft Practices

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The InformerJanuary 21, 2016October 30, 2020
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Corinthian Colleges Lose $500M Suit

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The InformerNovember 4, 2015October 30, 2020
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CFPB Wins $531 Million Lawsuit Against Corinthian Colleges

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The InformerOctober 30, 2015October 30, 2020
Seventy-seven percent of Howard University graduates leave school with student loan debt. (Courtesy of blackholisticlifestyle.com.)
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CROWELL: Remedies Needed to Reduce $175B Student Loan Delinquencies

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The InformerOctober 28, 2015October 30, 2020
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Banks Caught Redlining Black Communities

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The InformerOctober 25, 2015October 30, 2020
Remedies Needed to Reduce $175B Student Loan Delinquencies, Defaults
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Remedies Needed to Reduce $175B Student Loan Delinquencies, Defaults

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The InformerOctober 22, 2015October 30, 2020
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CROWELL: Banks Caught Redlining Against Blacks

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The InformerOctober 15, 2015October 30, 2020

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