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" We've done amazing things for the state. Some of them have had a national impact, but I'm going to be ready for some new challenges, and so I'm not going to seek a fifth term as attorney general. "

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" If home ownership is the American dream, then foreclosure certainly is the American nightmare. It destroys more than credit. It destroys lives. And its effects are felt beyond the individual family that it devastates. It shakes our entire economy. "

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" Investigating some of the largest subprime lenders - Wells Fargo, Countrywide, Ameriquest, Household Finance - I've seen how their terrible, toxic loans were closed by any means necessary and eventually packaged, sold as securities, and bet upon until they exploded and decimated our economy. "

" It probably can take me anywhere I want to be, but I have to be honest, being attorney general is a great job. "

" Higher education is meant to provide economic opportunity to Americans - not provide unscrupulous companies the opportunity to syphon off billions in federal taxpayer dollars unfairly. "

" The party on Wall Street never ends - while the rest of us pick up their tab and suffer the hangover. "

" For many, the loan modification process has been a giant sham. "

" Even if you can afford the price of college, you cannot afford a worthless degree. "

" I feel strongly that the state would not be well-served by having a governor and speaker of the House from the same family and have never planned to run for governor if that would be the case. With Speaker Madigan planning to continue in office, I will not run for governor. "

" Do not enter into an agreement you cannot afford. Take precautions to avoid institutional loans with double-digit interest rates. "

" The Attorney General is the state's chief consumer advocate, fighting to protect the financial security of all Illinoisans. "

" Foreclosure is nothing new. And it certainly will always be a fact of life for some. "

" In 2011, when the General Assembly passed the law allowing civil unions, Illinois took an important step forward to recognize that gay and lesbian couples have the right to build lives together and create strong, loving families. "

" I've repeatedly seen unscrupulous lenders use every con in the book to charm and lie to homeowners. Lenders actually paid brokers a premium to put people in higher-priced loans with toxic features, such as adjustable rates and prepayment penalties. "

" The creation of a consumer agency, structured similarly to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, levels the playing field. It gives consumers a powerful advocate at the federal level. "

" I initiated the State's investigation of Governor Blagojevich and have prosecuted public officials, including a sitting democratic state representative and democratic State's Attorney. "

" As I travel across Illinois and talk with people, and as others reach out to my office desperate for help, I am becoming convinced that, despite their rhetoric, many lenders have no interest in actually helping their customers. "

" Your mortgage shouldn't have been treated as a wager - it should be a way to provide a home and financial stability for you and your family. "

" Hard work, careful planning, and realistic financial advice will be required by many to regain solvency. "

" The Department of Education's refusal to oversee and hold for-profit schools accountable is a government-made disaster, and American students and taxpayers should not have to pay for it. "

" The last thing our children need is less protection. "

" I went to law school to help people. "

" I've learned never to say never. "

" My husband helps take care of our kids. "

" There were absolutely circumstances where Sallie Mae was working hand-in-hand with for-profit schools and other schools in offering and putting students into risky expensive subprime loans. "

" My investigation found Sallie Mae put student borrowers into expensive subprime loans that it knew were going to fail. "

" Much of the blame for the Great Recession lies with abuses in the housing market - namely the creation of risky and unsustainable home loans that were packaged and sold as quality investments around the globe. "

" Navient/Sallie Mae treated student loan borrowers unfairly from start to finish. "

" Stalking is a serious crime with serious consequences. "

" I often say that paying off your debt is like dieting. There are no miracle cures; it takes discipline and hard work. "

" While I have supported marriage equality since my days as a state senator over a decade ago, I have since conducted an extensive legal analysis that has only emboldened my support as attorney general. "