Geithner, Holder Unveil Plan To Protect Consumers Against Predatory Lenders(Lisa Madigan)

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (C) make an announcement with (L-R) Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan at the Treasury Department April 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. The leaders announced a new effort to align responses from federal law enforcement agencies, state investigators and prosecutors, civil enforcement authorities and the private sector to protect homeowners seeking assistance under the Administration's Making Home Affordable program from people looking to perpetrate predatory schemes. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Timothy Geithner;Eric Holder;Shaun Donovan;Jon Leibowitz;Lisa Madigan

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