Tim Westrich
Research Associate
Tim Westrich is a Research Associate for Economic Policy at American Progress. His work focuses on Americans’ experience with financial services and building assets. Prior to working at the Center, Westrich was a research analyst at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, where he provided technical assistance to local housing organizations and helped to develop NCRC’s policy positions on subprime mortgage lending. Tim has also worked at the Woodstock Institute, where he co-authored studies on improving consumer protections for credit cards and bank accounts. Tim is a frequent guest on radio shows and at conferences, and his work has been cited in major news outlets such as NBC Nightly News, USA Today, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and others. He blogs about young Americans’ personal finances at qvisory.com. Tim earned his master's degree in urban planning and policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Email: twestrich /@\ americanprogress.org
Articles by Tim Westrich
- Putting Credit Card Debt on Notice, February 4, 2009
- What Bank Mergers Mean for Credit Cards, December 16, 2008
- Card Sharks, November 17, 2008
- Setting the Record Straight: Blame Conservatives, not CRA, for subprime mortgage mess, September 30, 2008
- An Update on the State of Minorities, September 25, 2008
- Help for Main Street, September 24, 2008
- Credit Card Showdown, September 16, 2008
- Americans' Dangerous Last Resort, September 4, 2008
- Avoiding Costly Overdrafts: Think Twice Before You Swipe Your Debit Card, September 2, 2008
- Your First Car Loan: Know Before You Go, July 22, 2008
- Six of One, Half Dozen of the Other, July 22, 2008
- The Young and the Indebted, July 2, 2008
- Troubled Homeowners Need Breathing Room, May 28, 2008
- Plastic Reforms, May 2, 2008
- The State of Minorities, April 29, 2008
- El Estado de las Minorías, April 29, 2008
- Problems with Plastic: Credit Card Debt Hits Record High, April 18, 2008
- Credit Card Crash-Test, March 13, 2008
- What’s in Your Wallet? Congress Investigates Credit Card Terms, March 13, 2008
- House of Cards, February 21, 2008
- The Conservative Agenda: Serving African Americans?, January 17, 2008
- Zero Hour on Mortgage Reform: Forthcoming Congressional Vote Is Key, November 13, 2007
- Stop Abusive Lending: New Rules for Subprime Mortgages, November 6, 2007
- Only the First Step: FHA Reform by Congress is Not Enough, October 2, 2007
- Never Pay Another Overdraft Fee, September 24, 2007