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The banking giant settles with the Department of Justice over mortgage mis-selling claims.
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Data show the proportion of nonwhite faculty is far smaller than of nonwhite students.
Almost 40 percent of rural America doesn’t have access to broadband internet or reliable mobile service.
Marketplace: The Federal Reserve is taking on the digital divide Read More »
Residents in some small, nearly all-white towns in Southeast Texas are slated to reap far more recovery funds than those in larger cities nearby with large minority populations.
CityLab: Why are these tiny towns getting so much Hurricane Harvey aid Read More »
She learned that her Salvadoran parents might soon be kicked out of the country. And so, at 14, she began preparing for life without them.
The Washington Post: American girl: A story of immigration, fear and fortitude Read More »
Some places lift children out of poverty. Others trap them there. Now cities are trying to do something about the difference.
Central bank may change criteria it uses to apply some of its capital, liquidity rules for biggest U.S. lenders.
Wall Street Journal: Fed rethinks how to define a big bank Read More »
With her venture firm, Backstage Capital, and a new $36 million fund for black female founders, Arlan Hamilton is changing entrepreneurship in the U.S.
How grassroots study groups, nonprofit fellowships and municipal fiscal support conspire to seed the cooperative ecosystem, particularly for people of color.
Next City: Worker co-ops catch on in Philadelphia Read More »
The American Housing and EconomicMobility Act addresses the lingering effects of housing discrimination, the growing housing crisis, and the policies that have held back so many Americans.
If the Great Recession was 10 years ago, why does it feel like it was yesterday? Millennials share their stories of how their lives are still affected by last decade’s financial crisis. Here’s 5.
Buzzfeed News: Here’s how millennial’s lives were changed by the recession 10 years ago Read More »
Incidences of fake comments delivered to the government to boost support for a particular regulatory position have become epidemic.
With $45 billion in annual funding over 10 years, the progressive senator is proposing a solution that would fund a massive investment in creating more affordable housing.
Fast Company: Elizabeth Warren has a plan to help end the housing crisis Read More »
While much in the OCC’s initial draft raises concerns, there is an opportunity to take a good, but incomplete law and make it better.
American Banker: OCC should improve CRA, not gut it Read More »
White borrowers pay down their education debt at a rate of 10 percent a year, compared with 4 percent for black borrowers, a study finds.
CNBC: Racial wealth inequality is worsened by student debt, study finds Read More »