Consumer Law

New Study - Foreclosures' Impact on Families

By Alan White

The National Council of La Raza and the Center for Community Capital at UNC have published The Foreclosure Generation: The Long-Term Impact of the Housing Crisis on Latino Children and Families.   This unique study draws on interviews of families who lost homes to foreclosure to provide detailed descriptions of the financial, physical and emotional toll suffered by foreclosed homeowners.  This research will provide a vital missing piece in any discussion of the costs and benefits of policy responses to the foreclosure crisis.

Full post as published by CL&P Blog on February 16, 2010 (boomark / email).