Center for Responsible Lending
Shonda Hightower is an experienced professional with a background in finance, business administration, and real estate. With a Bachelor of Science in Business from Michigan State University, Shonda has held prominent roles such as Director of Finance and Administration at the US-China Business Council, Chief Financial Officer at Three 17 Capital, and currently serves as an Executive Staff/Project Manager at the Center for Responsible Lending. Throughout their career, Shonda has excelled in providing expert real estate representation, developing marketing strategies, and overseeing finance and business operations.
Center for Responsible Lending
The Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) is a non-partisan research and policy group working to ensure our nation's consumer finance system promotes and protects homeownership and family wealth. Our focus is on consumer lending: primarily mortgages, payday loans, credit cards, bank overdrafts, and auto loans. We provide research and technical policy expertise to help policymakers evaluate consumer protection options and wealth-building opportunities. We educate consumers and the media about predatory lending issues, work with local and national coalitions to push for change, and take part in selected legal cases to advance consumer protections. CRL is an affiliate of Self-Help, one of the nation's largest nonprofit community development lenders. We have offices in Durham, NC; Washington, DC; and Oakland, CA. CRL's website: www.responsiblelending.org Twitter: @CRLONLINE Facebook: www.facebook.com/CenterforResponsibleLending **2012 Winner: MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions**