Facts & Statistics

• Young adults pay over $3 for every dollar borrowed. (Center for Responsible Lending)
• Female-headed families have the lowest family earnings among family types. On average female-headed households earn 30 percent less than their counterparts without children (U.S. Department of Commerce)
• 28 percent of working women who were unmarried with children had incomes below the poverty line in 2009 (U.S. Department of Commerce)
• At all levels of education, women earn about 75 percent of what their male counterparts earned in 2009 (U.S. Department of Commerce)
• In 2009 alone, foreclosures will cause 69.5 million nearby homes to suffer price declines averaging $7,200 per home and resulting in a $502 billion total decline in property values. (Center for Responsible Lending)
• During the period 2009-2012, the Center for Responsible Lending projects that foreclosures will cost 92 million U.S. families some $1.9 trillion in lower home values--an average of $20,300 in lost wealth per household. (Center for Responsible Lending)
• 12 million Americans are caught in a cycle of 400 percent interest payday lending debt every year. (Center for Responsible Lending)