Political Quotes

On the recordApril 4, 2011
I cannot reconcile, in my mind, how a bank believes that foreclosing on a home, boarding it up, letting the weeds grow in the front yard and the vandals come in and rip out all the copper plumbing until it reaches the point that it becomes a burned out, hollow building and has to be torn down is in the best interest of the banks, let alone the country and the neighborhood.
Said by
Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin criticizes banks for their foreclosure practices harming communities.

Share

More from Dick Durbin

Aug 18, 2026

Simply put, no president has the authority to unilaterally demolish and remodel the country’s White House in such a significant manner without congressional approval.

durbin.senate.gov
Aug 17, 2026

A farmer in Nebraska expects to pay for his wife and himself $32,000 this year for health insurance premiums.

durbin.senate.gov
Aug 26, 2026

Yesterday’s Supreme Court order is a temporary procedural win for President Trump as he attempts to pursue these lawless goals—but it doesn’t change the reality that the Constitution empowers states to run our elections, and the rule of…

durbin.senate.gov
Aug 18, 2026

I’m glad these borrowers, after years and years of waiting, will finally get the relief they’re entitled to.

durbin.senate.gov

Other voices in this conversation