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Toledo Fair Housing Center Applauds President Obama’s Appointment of Richard Cordray

January 04, 2012

Katherine Broka, President & CEO of the Toledo Fair Housing Center, issued the following statement today in anticipation of President Obama’s recess appointment of Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

“The President has courageously sided with Ohio’s residents and strengthened our nation’s financial marketplace by making a recess appointment of Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.  Former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray is an exceptionally qualified nominee who has the intelligence and honesty to protect everyday Americans from the abuses that led to our current housing and financial crises.  Mr. Cordray will fairly oversee the nation’s financial institutions to help restore our nation’s economic well being.

“While Mr. Cordray enjoys bipartisan support nationwide, many Senate Republicans continue to oppose his nomination despite our nation’s travails.  They still side with Wall Street even though more than 2.7 million Americans who received mortgage loans between 2004 and 2008 have lost their homes to foreclosure.  These high foreclosure rates are more a function of risky features of home loans that were made than any characteristics of the borrower. 

“Wall Street disproportionately targeted communities of color for toxic mortgage loans.  African-Americans and Latinos are 75 percent more likely to experience foreclosure. As a result of foreclosures creating depreciation in nearby properties alone, African American and Latino communities are expected to have lost more than $370 billion in wealth by year’s end.  We need a tough ‘cop on the beat’ and we’ve got one in Richard Cordray.

“Congratulations to Mr. Cordray and to the American people.”



Longtime Fair Housing Board Member Passes Away

November 09, 2011

The Board of Directors and staff of the Toledo Fair Housing Center extend condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of our late Board Member, Ricky T. Walker, Sr.  Mr. Walker served on the Board of Directors of the Fair Housing Center for many years.  He leaves behind a legacy through his ongoing commitment to equal opportunity. Please click link below to read a touching article on the life of Mr. Walker.

http://www.toledoblade.com/Deaths/2011/11/06/Ricky-T-Walker-Sr-1949-2011-Ex-UT-official-s-life-dedicated-to-social-justice.html



Annual Meeting 2011

November 08, 2011

On October 12, 2011 The Toledo Fair Housing Center held its annual meeting. This annual gathering of board members, employees, members of the community and clients of the FHC took place at Georgio’s Cafe International in Downtown Toledo.  Please click the link below to see photos from the evening.

http://photobucket.com/AnnualMeeting2011



New Officers Elected by Board of Directors

October 25, 2011

New Board officers were elected at the Annual Meeting on October 12, 2011 as follows: 

President and Chairman: Marshall Rose

First Vice President: Elizabeth Kollar

Second Vice President: Julia Bryant

Treasurer: Ann Hornstein

Secretary: John Widmer



New Toledo Fair Housing Center Website

October 11, 2011

We’ve just released the new Toledo Fair Housing Center website! Peruse and let us know what you think.



Fair Housing Act

September 23, 2011

On September 21, 2001, Assistant Secretary John Trasviña and President Julius Cartwright, National Association of Real Estate Brokers, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance collaboration and partnership to help end discrimination by informing consumers in African American and other minority communities and public and private industry members about their fair housing rights and responsibilities under the Fair Housing Act. Under the MOU, HUD and NAREB will conduct joint seminars, workshops, and forums on ways to identify unlawful sales, rental and lending and related government contracting discrimination. Additionally, they will work together to educate people in all communities about their fair housing and related government contracting rights and avenues available to them should they experience discrimination.



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