"Backed by extensive study of mortgage loans made to low-income Americans over a ten-year period, argues that in the wake of the financial crisis of 2008-09, lenders need not shy away from the low-income as risks but institute equitable and sustainable homeownership policies that include...

The distribution of wealth in the United States is more highly skewed than the distribution of income. Nowhere is this clearer than in the case of homeowners and renters. Those who own their homes typically have about 20 to 40 times more net wealth than those who rent. ; Although home equity...