Eric Stein Explained

Eric Stein is the former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Consumer Protection at the U.S. Department of Treasury. He was nominated in 2009 by President Barack Obama.,[1] and resigned in 2010.

Education and career

Prior to his appointment to the US Treasury Department, Stein was senior vice president of the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL),[2] and chief operating officer of a related organization, the Center for Community Self-Help.[3] During his time at the CRL, Stein testified in Congress on predatory mortgage lending and foreclosure prevention.[4]

Stein has also worked for Congressman David Price (D-NC), Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Sam J. Ervin III, and CASA, a nonprofit organization in North Carolina that helps persons with disabilities acquire housing.[5]

In November 2020, Stein was named a volunteer member of the Joe Biden presidential transition Agency Review Team to support transition efforts related to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Finance Agency.[6]

Stein received his Bachelor of Arts from Williams College and his law degree from Yale Law.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-04-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728174937/http://www.whfdc.org/Files/WHF_pressrelease_082709.pdf . 2011-07-28 . dead .
  2. Web site: Testimony of Eric Stein - Center for Responsible Lending - Before the U.S. Senate - Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs - "Turmoil in the U.S. Credit Markets: The Genesis of the Current Economic Crisis" - October 16, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023114/www.responsiblelending.org/mortgage-lending/policy-legislation/congress/senate-testimony-10-16-08-hearing-stein-final.pdf. 2016-03-04.
  3. Web site: Advocate for poor picked for D.C. post - Local/State - NewsObserver.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100428022559/http://www.newsobserver.com/2009/06/30/35074/advocate-for-poor-picked-for-dc.html?storylink=misearch. 2010-04-28.
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-04-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100608012323/http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/pdf/2007pdf/Stein070925.pdf . 2010-06-08 . dead .
  5. Web site: Speaker biographies. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091122143601/www.aei.org/EMStaticPage/100172?page=SpeakerBio. 2009-11-22.
  6. Web site: Agency Review Teams . President-Elect Joe Biden . 10 November 2020 . 28 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220828180800/https://www.whitehouse.gov/ . dead .
  7. Web site: Content TesterWomen in Housing & Finance . 2019-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204916/http://www.whfdc.org/invitefriend.asp?eventid=427&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whfdc.org%2Fcalendar_day.asp%3Fdate%3D8%2F26%2F2009 . 2016-03-03 . dead .