Fwd: NCLR Media Advisory: National Officals to Address Need to Stabilize Housing Market at NCLR Conference

[Dan Petegorsky]

FYI

Good Afternoon,
 
Attached and below you will find a media advisory from NCLR regarding their annual conference which will be held this Monday in Las Vegas.
 
Erin
 
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                            Contact:
July 5, 2012                                                                             Camila Gallardo
                                                                                                (305) 573-7329
                                                                                                cgal...@nclr.org
                                                                                                NCLR Press Office in Las Vegas
                                                                                                (702) 322-5587
 
 

NATIONAL OFFICIALS TO ADDRESS CRUCIAL NEED TO STABILIZE HOUSING MARKET AT 2012 NCLR ANNUAL CONFERENCE

LAS VEGAS­The foreclosure crisis and tight credit continue to slow down our nation’s housing recovery.  Many families of color were steered toward unsustainable mortgages; others lost their jobs in the economic downturn resulting in unprecedented home loss.  In the last three years alone, communities of color have lost half or more of their wealth.  But in the midst of these setbacks, borrowers have also won some crucial victories over the past year, including the recent Attorneys General settlement, the opening of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the appointment of Richard Cordray as Director of the CFPB.
 
Join NCLR (National Council of La Raza) on Monday, July 9, at the 2012 NCLR Annual Conference in Las Vegas for a town hall featuring high-profile housing panelists and federal officials, including Cordray, who will discuss how to fix the broken mortgage market by making it more transparent, fair, and accountable.

To cover this event, press can register for the 2012 NCLR Annual Conference, free of charge, at the press registration website.

MEDIA ADVISORY

WHAT:                 Town Hall: Don’t Quit the Dream:  A Vision for Homeownership Beyond 2012
 
WHO:                   Moderator
                                Maria Elena Salinas, Co-Host, Noticiero Univision and Aquí y Ahora
 
Featured Speakers
            Richard Cordray, Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Shaun Donovan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
           
 
Respondents
Gerardo Ascencio, President, National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals
Maria Cabildo, President, East LA Community Corporation
 
WHEN: Monday, July 9, 2012; 3:00–4:30 p.m.
 
WHERE:               Mandalay Bay Convention Center
Mandalay Bay Ballroom E
3950 Las Vegas Boulevard, South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
 
NCLR­the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States­works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans.  For more information on NCLR, please visit www.nclr.org or follow along on Facebook and Twitter.

 
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Erin Kilroy
Administrative Manager
Americans for Financial Reform
Direct: 202-466-1885
www.ourfinancialsecurity.org
 
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