Bert Lance Fallout Shapes Washington Reaches Calhoun Roots
A Washington opinion piece argues Bert Lance may have harmed the Carter administration by his Senate grilling and banking past at Calhoun National Bank. It supports his resignation as Budget Director, notes ongoing probes, and questions if Lance did anything wrong while reflecting on overdrafts and banking secrecy.
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Bert Lance
Washington
Senate
Calhoun
Georgia
Calhoun National Bank of Georgia
U.S. Senate
Lance
Lafice
Carter
Credit bias exposed by ECOA ruling sparks nationwide concerns
The ECOA requires creditors to explain credit refusals. Reports from Detroit and Raleigh show refusals partly due to geographic location or zip code. Lawmakers protest redlining and push for full employment legislation under Humphrey Hawkins, with Carter aides weighing support and timetable.
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Jimmy Carter
Humphrey
Hawkins
Credit and your zip code redlining in credit decisions
The Equal Credit Opportunity Act aims to remove geographic location as a factor in credit denial and restore individual merit. Detroit councilman Carl Levin warns against stigmatizing residents by location, while the FTC investigates location's role in potential racial or ethnic discrimination. Bill proposals seek to ban geographic discrimination in lending, tying into broader debates on credit scoring and redlining across lenders and regulators.
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Detroit
Art Institute
Raleigh, N.C
ECOA
The
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
William M. Brodhead
Dmich
Lewis
Carter Plan Seeks 1.4 Million Welfare Jobs Test
The White House backs large public service jobs as a test before more hiring, proposing 1.4 million welfare jobs and 200,000 youth jobs while Congress debates funding, Fed role, and inflation risk. Supporters say jobs cut costs. critics warn of inflation and loss of Fed independence. Milton Handler eyed to study antitrust laws, seen as a mixed record.
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White House
Who's News
Milton Handler
Griffin Bell
Handler
Pennsylvania considers merit selection to curb undignified judgeship races
State leaders debate a constitutional amendment to replace partisan elections with nonpartisan merit-based appointments. A proposed system would create screening commissions to nominate three candidates for vacancies, with the governor selecting one and a retention vote after two years. Critics warn of slow reform and political entanglement.
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State
Judicial Inquiry and Review Board
Missouri
Gay
Milton J. Shapp
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Democratic City Committee
Shapp
Kee
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D-Calif
Ray Marshall
Stuart Eisenstat
Charles Shultze
Howie Kurtz
Carl Levin
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Focal News
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By William Ecenbarger
Philadelphia Inquirer
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