Housing advocates in Chicago and across the country have begun to
channel their frustration with the sprawling foreclosure crisis toward
one man: Ed DeMarco (pictured), acting director of the Federal Housing Finance
Agency (FHFA).
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), which includes several Chicago groups, fired off a letter
yesterday to President Barack Obama demanding that he make a
recess appointment for a new FHFA director. Meanwhile, the Chicago area
foreclosure rate is on the rise. Read more »