In defense of the community reinvestment act

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 417-439

  Littrell, Jill ^a   Brooks, Fred ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affordable Housing; Community Reinvestment Act; Housing Advocacy; Subprime Lending Crisis

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649747038     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705422.2010.519211     Document Type: Article

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