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Delaware CRA News
Consumer FinanceAdvocateA Q u a r t e r l y P u b l i c a t i o n o f t h e D e l aw a r e C ommu n i t y R e i n v e s t m e n t A c t i o n C o u n c i l , I n c .
Founded in 1987DCRAC, Inc.
601 N. Church Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
1-877-825-0750 or 302-654-5024
Non Profit Org.
U.S. Postage Paid
Permit No. 1515
Wilmington, DE
Designed by Christopher Mears for DCRAC, Inc.2
Letter from our Chairman and more pictures
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Jessica Mallamace: the 2009 Money Goals
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Mortgage crisis and a few responses
5 to 8 Annual Report: 07-08
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Cancellation of Debt/DCRAC upcoming series
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DCRAC Calendar 2009
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DCRAC Asks & Silent Auction thank yous
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No deje perder su casa
Diana Bernal with Ravi Rangan, Lori Spagnolo with Rony Peralta,
Jayne and Dom Pedante dancing the night away,
Angela LaManna encouraging Silent Auction bidders at our annual holiday party
Our mission is to ensure equitable treatment and equal access to credit and capita l
for the under-served populat ions and communit ies throughout Delaware
through Advocacy, Education, Legis lat ion, and Outreach.
Letter from DomDomenic Pedante
& the rest of the
board
Anthony Albence
Charles Brittingham
Carol Davis
Austin Edison
Juana Fuentes-
Bowles
Joan Fultz
Susan Haberstroh
Michelle Harris
Nancy Lopez
Gwen Miller-Reilly
Joe Myer
Harold Stafford
Anthony B. Wright
General Counsel
Matthew Lee, Esq.
Founder
The Honorable
James H. Sills, Jr.
Founded in 1987
www.dcrac.orgDCRAC Staff
Diana Bernal, Angela LaManna,
Jessica Mallamace, Rony Peralta,
Rashmi Rangan, and Lori Spagnolo
DCRAC Volunteers
Jim Angus, esq., Carol Andrea Charry,
JoAnn Griffin, Lulu Maseko, Chris Mears,
LeAnn Pedante, Artika Rangan, and Ravi
Rangan
Office cats
HMDA, HOEPA, PC, & EJ
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Should you f ind yourself in a chronical ly leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels
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