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Most seniors want to stay in their home — but are the costs too high?
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Trustpilot, a website where consumer reviews are posted, said Monday it was suspending reviews on the page for The Honey Pot while it investigates.
NBC News: Black-owned business featured in Target ad inundated with racist reviews Read More »
The taboos vary by class, job and circumstance.
The Atlantic: Why So Many Americans Don’t Talk About Money Read More »
In selecting judges for top US courts, President Donald Trump has searched for reliable conservatives who would reduce federal regulatory power over the environment and energy, worker safety and consumer affairs.
CNN: Trump’s Anti-Regulatory Push Fases Major Supreme Court Test Read More »
Americans older than 60 are the fastest-growing group of college loan debtors — the vast majority of them borrowing for others — a consumer agency says.
The New York Times: Retired, or Hoping to Be, and Saddled with Student Loans Read More »
More than 100 workers at a Tom Steyer-founded bank have won collective bargaining rights in an industry with the lowest unionization rates in the country.
Vice: Bank Workers Unionize for the First Time in 40 Years Read More »
In a June 2018 article, the Reputation Institute indicated that the most effective way of counteracting negative sentiments among bank customers is by demonstrating ethical behavior and good citizenship. In this regard, Otting isn’t doing his “customers” any favors.
“Years of underbuilding has created a large deficit, particularly for states with strong economies that have attracted a lot of people from other states,” Freddie Mac said. “Some of the smaller states, which have been attracting a lot of immigrants from other states, also need to build more housing units to accommodate the needs of their growing population.”
Housing Wire: US housing market is missing 3.3 million homes, Freddie Mac says Read More »
Millions of people around the country who are already homeowners could probably save money on their monthly payment by refinancing. But it can be a little tricky to figure out if that’s worth doing.
NPR: Mortgage Rates Are Near All-Time Lows As Coronavirus Worries Hit Markets Read More »
Since the Great Recession, the gap between the Black and White homeownership rates in the United States has increased to its highest level in 50 years, from 28.1 percentage points in 2010 to 30.1 percentage points in 2017.
Urban Wire: Breaking Down the Black-White Homeownership Gap Read More »
Economic plans like Mike Bloomberg’s assume that boosting Black homeownership and entrepreneurs will close racial wealth gaps. New research suggests it won’t.
City Lab: Why Black Businesses and Homeownership Won’t Close the Wealth Gap Read More »
FHFA chief Mark Calabria’s decisions could rock a $5 trillion mortgage market and make a lot of money for hedge funds.
Bloomberg: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Fannie and Freddie? Read More »
Like the family in the Oscar-winning film, many in Seoul’s so-called dirt-spoon class dwell in basements far below the rich. “Those living up there must look down on people like me like pigs.”
The New York Times: For Seoul’s Poor, Class Strife in ‘Parasite’ Is Daily Reality Read More »
The future of Tampa Park Apartments has been the subject of speculation for at least two years.
“I don’t want us to go into the future continuing to be known as one of the most segregated cities in the country,” the mayor said.