Defending Homes and Making Banks Pay: California's Home Defenders League

The article discusses research findings on the efforts of the political organization, the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE), to organize homeowners against foreclosures in California. Topics include the role of homebuilders and deregulation of large financial institutions in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reese, Ellen 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
In: Social justice
Year: 2013, Volume: 40, Issue: 3, Pages: 81-98
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Keywords:
Societies
Political Participation
Banking laws
Policy networks
Pressure groups
Political organizations
Foreclosure
Homeowners
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Summary:The article discusses research findings on the efforts of the political organization, the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE), to organize homeowners against foreclosures in California. Topics include the role of homebuilders and deregulation of large financial institutions in the foreclosure crisis and efforts by the ACCE to seek accountability from banks and improve fair lending policies and legislation.