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The New York Times, February 6, 2021, Pandemic’s Toll on Housing: Falling Behind, Doubling Up Eviction moratoriums don’t keep arrears from piling up, and aid to renters may not reach the most vulnerable. As the pandemic enters its second year, millions of renters are struggling with a loss of income and with the insecurity of […]

CNBC, February 6, 2021, They went bust in the Great Recession. Now, in their 80s, the pandemic took their jobs Dan and Grace Porte worked together for decades. In the 1970s, they started a paint and wallpaper business. Then, after the housing bubble burst in the Great Recession, the couple delivered cars for Enterprise. Five

Bloomberg, January 29, 2021, Can an ‘Activist HUD’ Make Housing a Human Right? The nominee for the U.S. federal housing agency lays out her plans to fulfill President Biden’s ambitious housing agenda. In a rare display of bipartisan unity, Ohio’s Republican and Democratic senators co-introduced their Buckeye State colleague, Representative Marcia Fudge, for her Senate

Wall Street Journal, February 5, 2021, Venmo’s Debt-Collection Practices Probed by CFPB The payment app’s tactics—including threatening to send debt collectors after customers who are scam victims—have previously come under scrutiny. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is probing the way that Venmo, the digital money-transfer service operated by PayPal Holdings Inc., treats customers who the

National Public Radio, February 4, 2021, Biden Administration Resurrects Office To Help Women ‘At The Breaking Point’ President Biden pledged that equal pay, paid family leave and affordable child care will be at the forefront of his administration’s work. He’s creating a Gender Policy Council to take these on. 

The New York Times, February 18, 2021, 2.5 Million Women Left the Work Force During the Pandemic. Harris Sees a ‘National Emergency.’ “In one year,” Vice President Kamala Harris said, “the pandemic has put decades of the progress we have collectively made for women workers at risk.” Vice President Kamala Harris said on Thursday that

Eviction moratoriums don’t keep arrears from piling up, and aid to renters may not reach the most vulnerable.

The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board recently approved a historic landmark nomination for Barry Farm Dwellings

Unemployed seniors typically have more trouble finding new jobs than younger workers. That may present financial challenges. Dan and Grace supplemented Social Security with job income.

The payment app’s tactics-including threatening threatening to send debt collectors after customers who are scam victims-have previously come under scrutiny.

Isabel Guzman will oversee the $284 billion Paycheck Protection Program of forgivable loans and other efforts to help small businesses

A late move by the Trump administration would stop enforcement of protections against discriminatory practices that have a “disparate impact” on protected groups.

Fueling Black business growth is broader than just providing capital. It will require leaders in financial institutions, philanthropy, government, corporations, and investors to align and collaborate towards a clear set of goals that address systemic barriers. From supportive policy to representative leadership, it is critical that we work together to build the economy that reflects America’s promise.

The “gentrification-industrial complex” isn’t who anti-growth progressives think it is.

A new law will stop the suspension of driver’s licenses when New Yorkers fail to pay fines, though the governor weakened the legislation before signing it.