FReep mail me if you want on/off the list.
Posted on 09/21/2009 10:04:59 AM PDT by jazusamo
That does it. I’m closing my fr3@king account.
FReep mail me if you want on/off the list.
No. It's extortion in the same manner as practiced by Jesse Jackson and perfected by ACORN. In a nutshell: Give us money and we won't sue you for racial discrimination in your loaning practices.
“The ACORN story gets more disgusting with each new revelation. The NEA (teachers’ union) also contributes to ACORN. WHY???? They must want to insure the election of leftists who will keep their odious agenda alive in our public schools.”
Exactly.
Bush isn’t getting a free ride on this either.
Grants? So BOA funneled the bailout money to ACORN?
Huge shadow government! Wake up people.
right...extortion is a better word
Citibank is a big supporter of ACORN also
Bump!
I have an account at Bank of America. I guess I’m going to have to close the account, picket outside their brand new skyscraper in Manhattan, and let others know about it.
City Officials Take Pledge for Affordable Housing
Houston Chronicle Online
3/30/2005
Saucier, Heather
At a recent meeting hosted by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), Houston Councilmen Gordon Quan and Adrian Garcia, along with Councilwoman Ada Edwards, pledged their support for an ordinance that would ensure that affordable-housing funds are used to help low- and moderate-income residents. ACORN’s Toni McElroy criticized the city’s insistence that a family of four earning $48,000 annually can afford a $125,000 home, especially since HUD statistics show that a household of this size making a yearly salary of $48,800 can only afford a dwelling priced at $122,000. Quan told attendees of the ACORN meeting that the city’s Project Houston Hope program planned to acquire 250 tax-delinquent properties in Acres Homes, Trinity Gardens, Clinton Park-Fidelity, Settegast, Sunnyside, and Independence Heights and transform them into affordable housing. However, rather than endure foreclosure auctions that force the city to compete with private developers with plans of erecting upscale homes, ACORN is pushing for a land bank program that would allow the property to be sold at public auctions.
Thanks for the ping.
per greta bank of america didnt show up for congress today...
Thanks, I guess it’s not surprising. Congress was forced to at least look like they’re going to do something and evidently B of A can’t take the heat.
Bank of America is a big user of H1-B visas. They are increasing their use of offshore workers.
Just think of the jobs they could keep in the US for $167 million per year.
In giving a donation or paying more for US workers, they are giving up profit. I guess that keeping a computer programmer or call center operative employed does not gain Ken Lewis the same SWPL kudos that a donation to Acorn does.
Bank of America spends huge amount on charitable operations but seems to have forgotten that charity begins at home. Most workers would prefer a job to a “cheap” mortgage or a new art gallery.
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