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Demos Strongly Urges the Senate to Confirm Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Demos strongly urges the members of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee to vote in favor of confirming Richard Cordray to direct the Consumer Financial...
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Financial Reform
Discredited: How Employment Credit Checks Keep Qualified Workers Out Of A Job
Today, it is common for employers to look at job applicants’ personal credit history before making a hiring decision. According to a survey of human...
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Jobs & Income
Cosponsor The Equal Employment for All Act
On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the undersignedwe urge you to cosponsor “The Equal Employment for All Act”...
In the Red: Older Americans and Credit Card Debt
Middle-income Americans age 50 and older are carrying more credit card debt on average than younger people, according to Demos’ 2012 National Survey...
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Can a Bad Credit Report Hurt Your Job Search?
June 14, 2013 | Wall Street Journal
States Move to Ban Credit Screening for Job Applicants
June 14, 2013 | Bloomberg Businessweek
States Outlawing Employer Demands for Credit Checks
June 13, 2013 | Lawyers.com
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Seniors in Debt: Amy Traub on The Think Tank with Garland Robinette
May 30, 2013
Demos Senior Policy Analyst Amy Traub spoke with Garland Robinette about American seniors' struggle with mounting debt. The average is $50,000, up 80% in less than a decade. This is not a sustainable trend.
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