http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:10:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/01/nation-reports-on-atlanta-mortgage-crisis-dismal-impact-on-african-americans/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/01/nation-reports-on-atlanta-mortgage-crisis-dismal-impact-on-african-americans/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:22:19 +0000 John F. Sugg http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/01/nation-reports-on-atlanta-mortgage-crisis-dismal-impact-on-african-americans/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/01/nation-reports-on-atlanta-mortgage-crisis-dismal-impact-on-african-americans/feed/ 1 A Nation investigative report focuses almost entirely on the loss of black wealth in Atlanta due to unscrupulous tactics by lenders and their vassals at the Gold Dome. The article states: Nearly 18,000 homes faced foreclosure in the Atlanta area during the first quarter of 2008, an almost 40 percent jump from the first [...]