Dion and Colette Tasker Steele opened Heritage Cafe less than a year ago on 79th Street. This month, the couple is already moving the coffee shop.
Exclusive documents show Trump-era applicants bragging about kneecapping the consumer finance agency.
Mother Jones: Want to get hired by the CFPB? Say you know how to destroy it. Read More »
Aspiration is specifically marketing itself as an alternative to dissatisfied Wells Fargo customers. The California startup has a website urging customers to “switch banks from Wells Fargo” to save money and be with a lender they can trust.
CNN: Startup bank Aspiration is trying to be the anti-Wells Fargo. It’s working Read More »
In leaked audio, the home-goods retailer’s co-founder seemed surprised that his company was being forced to take a political stance.
The Atlantic: Wayfair should have seen this coming Read More »
While former Vice President Joe Biden has a commanding lead in early polling for the Democratic nomination, black women interviewed by NPR all say they are still weighing their options.
NPR: Black women, motivated to oust trump, aren’t convinced of any democrat yet Read More »
Excessive wealth disorder seems to be a issue among the top 0.01%, caused and influenced by raw and soft corruption, campaign contributions and being able to define the agenda.
The New York Times: Notes on excessive wealth disorder Read More »
In rich white Streeterville, Chicagoans can expect to live to 90. In poor black Englewood, it’s just 60 – the most divergent of any US city.
In recent months, the collection practices used by Navient Corp., one of the nation’s largest student-loan servicing companies with 12 million customers, has grown increasingly aggressive.
NBC News: Student debt scams flourish with rise in robocalls, advocates say Read More »
The Baby Boomers ruined America: the political ascendancy of the Boomers brought with it tightening control and stricter regulation, making it harder to succeed in America.
The Atlantic: The boomers ruined everything Read More »
Elizabeth Warren, who earlier this year confirmed her intent to run for president in 2020, has an ambitious plan to advance entrepreneurs of color by starting a Small Business Equity Fund to provide grants to Black, Latinx, Native American and other minority entrepreneurs.
Tech Crunch: VCs are failing diverse founders; Elizabeth Warren wants to step in Read More »
This house in Atlanta was sold three times in one year, a sign of exploding investor interest in starter homes that is reshaping the nation’s housing market and driving up prices.
The New York Times: Want a house like this? Prepare for a bidding war with investors Read More »
As the dangers and costs of climate change rise, policymakers are facing painful choices about how to decide which communities to protect.
Many financial institutions have been closing in urban communities with nonwhite populations rendering these cities “financial deserts,” according to an NBC report.
CU Today: CU’s role as oasis in ‘financial desert’ recognized in national report Read More »
It would be difficult for the FHFA’s Office of Fair Lending Oversight to replace tools that have been weakened at other agencies under the Trump administration without a “more public-facing component,” said Jesse Van Tol, the chief executive of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition.
Asset Securitization Report: Will FHFA’s fair-lending office fill enforcement void? Read More »
Americans who oppose reparations care more about responding to political expediency than about the emergency of inequality.
The Atlantic: There is no middle ground on reparations Read More »
