Eric Stein

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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[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-04-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "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" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.
  3. ^ "Advocate for poor picked for D.C. post - Local/State - NewsObserver.com". Archived from the original on 2010-04-28.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-08. Retrieved 2010-04-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Speaker biographies". Archived from the original on 2009-11-22.
  6. ^ "Agency Review Teams". President-Elect Joe Biden. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Content TesterWomen in Housing & Finance". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2019-12-10.