Eric Stein is the former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Consumer Protection at the U.S. Department of Treasury. He was nominated in 2009 by President Barack Obama.[1], and resigned in 2010.
Prior to his appointment to the US Treasury Department, Stein was senior vice president of the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL),[2] and chief operating officer of a related organization, the Center for Community Self-Help.[3] During his time at the CRL, Stein testified in Congress on predatory mortgage lending and foreclosure prevention.[4]
Stein has also worked for Congressman David Price (D-NC), Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Sam J. Ervin III, and CASA, a nonprofit organization in North Carolina that helps persons with disabilities acquire housing.[5]
Stein received his Bachelor of Arts from Williams College and his law degree from Yale Law.[6]