One veto was of legislation that bans what are known as predatory lenders from doing business with the city.

Chicago passed an ordinance last year forbidding the city to do business with predatory lenders.

But critics called Delta a predatory lender that focused on minority neighborhoods.

"They went to a predatory lender for their mortgage who charged them high interest and required many payments," she said.

They didn't know it was a predatory lender; they just came for help.

I wonder how these guys, the predatory lenders, sleep at night.

Chicago and Washington have already enacted laws against predatory lenders.

This practice helped contribute to an increase in home prices, which then attracted predatory lenders.

If so, how does one evade the clutches of predatory lenders?

Read on to learn the most common tactics used by predatory lenders and how to avoid getting trapped in a financial nightmare.