Latinos and Economics in the USA

Social movements are new ways of thinking for people that are passionate about a cause-people that want to make a difference in their life and the lives of others. These are the people that are leading change in the United States and around the world. According to Dr. Barbara Robles from the University of Arizona, companies like VentanAbierta are "thinking outside-the-box" when it comes to social movements.

VentanAbierta is leading the statistical collection efforts regarding Latinos and their consumer and small business debt in the United States. The company is working with the Obama administration funds to secure loans for consumers and businesses using money from government programs such as TALF and TARP. Those programs are designed to help consumers with their debt while the country is in the mist of recovering from an overall economic downturn. The TALF program enhances access to the secured financing market, it increases credit availability to both consumers and businesses.

You may ask yourself how this is a concern to citizens such as yourself. Very few of us are debt free-due to school, credit cards, car and/or housing loans. Companies like www.ventanabierta.com are using the internet and social media to give Latino consumers the financial power that only large lending institutions are able to give. By creating bargaining power though bundled assets like home mortgages, student and car loans and credit card debt for the Latino community this company has started a social movement directed at Latinos in the USA. Like the social movements of the past, this one is generating talk amongst Latinos. We are fighting to unite and strengthen the Latino community to become smarter citizens and leaders of the community at large. Ventanabierta isn't asking for personal information, rather they are trying to record the current status and the future need of Latino debt in the United States.

VentanAbierta urges those that want to help the Latino community to sign up and get involved. It will take less than a minute of your time and every signature betters our efforts. Every signature counts when fighting for community funding. You can find us online at www.ventanabierta.com . Please feel free to contact me with questions: Octavia@ventanabierta.com. I welcome your comments as well.