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    Crypto can be a driver for racial equity

    By Eric P. Wolf
    May 12, 2022
    A cryptocurrency is like digital money based on cryptography, which is really just complicated math. It does not have a physical existence and is ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    Special Feature: “Eyewitness News Guide to Inflation”

    By Eric P. Wolf
    May 11, 2022
    Inflation is something that affects us all in virtually every aspect of our lives, and we’ve seen the price of everything rise, from groceries ...
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  • Latino Finance

    Kentucky attorney general files case for 2023 gubernatorial race

    By Eric P. Wolf
    May 11, 2022
    FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron filed paperwork Wednesday to enter the state’s 2023 gubernatorial race, hoping to push through ...
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  • Latino Loans

    Annual Latino Conference moves to Allentown – Times News Online

    By Eric P. Wolf
    May 10, 2022
    Published on May 10, 2022 at 1:29 p.m. Local Latino leaders held a press conference on April 28 announcing their intention to host the ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    New U.S. Funding Wins Six Stevie® American Business Awards®

    By Eric P. Wolf
    May 10, 2022
    Gold: Rick Arvielo, CEO – Lifetime Achievement Award – Consumer Service Industries Patty Arvielo, President – Woman of the Year – Consumer ServicesNew US ...
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  • Latino Economies

    In struggling communities, new forms of help are now needed

    By Eric P. Wolf
    May 9, 2022
    Illustration credit: Kingsley Nebechi As the private sector innovates in aid and funding, finding holistic solutions to neighborhood challenges is a cornerstone of the ...
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  • Latino Finance

    The school board approves the transportation contract, etc.

    By Eric P. Wolf
    May 9, 2022
    Published: May 09, 2022 07:00 In a split vote at its May 3 meeting, the Newtown School Board awarded All-Star Transportation a five-year transportation ...
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  • Latino Finance

    Chingona Ventures lands $52 million to fund overlooked founders in massive markets

    By Eric P. Wolf
    May 7, 2022
    Chingona Ventures, a three-year-old Chicago-based venture capital firm that invests in pre-seed startups primarily in the Midwest and mostly founded by overlooked individuals who ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    MBA forecast calls for higher house prices and mortgage rates

    By Eric P. Wolf
    May 6, 2022
    According to the new MBA Purchase Request Payment Index (PAPI), homebuyer affordability declined in March, with the national median payment requested by applicants rising ...
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  • Latino Economies

    Asian markets are largely down after the fall of Wall Street

    By Eric P. Wolf
    May 6, 2022
    GLOBAL MARKETS DJIA 32997.97 -1063.09 -3.12% Nasdaq 12317.69 -647.16 -4.99% S&P 500 4146.87 -153.30 -3.56% FTSE 100 7503.27 9.82 0.13% Nikkei Stock 26800.49 -18.04 ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    Fed interest rate hike will hurt black consumers

    By Eric P. Wolf
    May 5, 2022
    The Federal Reserve on Wednesday voted the biggest interest rate hike in more than two decades. The move means rates on everything from personal ...
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  • Latino Finance

    Hispanic Federation and Comcast NBCUniversal Telemundo Announce New Partnership to Advance Digital Equity Among Latino Communities Nationwide

    By Eric P. Wolf
    May 5, 2022
    A total of $635,000 in grants will be distributed to 20 organizations to support digital skills training and prepare thousands of Latinos for the ...
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  • Latino Loans

    Berkeley continues to lose teachers. Can the district make them stay?

    By Eric P. Wolf
    May 4, 2022
    A fifth-grade teacher at Washington Elementary helps students with homework on August 16, 2021. Credit: Kelly Sullivan Seven years ago, Alice Lake got her ...
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  • Latino Economies

    Arkansas, Montana and Oklahoma lead initiative to improve college completion rates

    By Eric P. Wolf
    May 4, 2022
    $1.75 million grant from Ascendium Education Group will support multi-state comprehensive college … [+] US initiative to improve college completion rates for students from ...
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  • Latino Loans

    Stop asking how to pay for free college and realize the unfair and unnecessary expense of not doing it

    By Eric P. Wolf
    May 3, 2022
    It wasn’t always like this Until the 1990s, student debt was such a small percentage of consumer debt that it wasn’t even really tracked ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    Homeownership and the American Dream during Covid

    By Eric P. Wolf
    May 3, 2022
    A line of black residents awaiting relief distribution during the 1937 Ohio River flood. (Margaret Bourke-White/Wikimedia) EDITOR’S NOTE:In the fall of 2021, a group ...
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  • Latino Economies

    Who owns Newark? Rutgers-Newark Study Reveals Disturbing Increase in Corporate City Home Purchases | Rutgers University

    By Eric P. Wolf
    May 2, 2022
    MEDIA CONTACTCarrie StetlerDeputy Director of Media RelationsRutgers-Newark [email protected] According to a Rutgers-Newark University report titled Who owns Newark? The Rutgers Center on Metropolitan Law, ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    Bubble housing fears are mounting, but any correction won’t be like the last

    By Eric P. Wolf
    May 2, 2022
    In the first year of the pandemic, home values ​​defied expectations by soaring. In the second year of living with COVID, real estate prices ...
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  • Latino Finance

    How neobanks are revolutionizing digital lending

    By Eric P. Wolf
    May 2, 2022
    Fintech disruptors like Revolut are shaking up the world of credit. (Photo by Michal Fludra/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Fintech lending by neobanks – online ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    Income, debt, examples of ordinary Americans

    By Eric P. Wolf
    May 1, 2022
    The typical middle-class American earns between about $30,000 and $90,000 According to Pew, a single American earning between $30,000 and about $90,000 a year ...
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  • Latino Finance

    Hollywood arrives in Washington at Funny or Die and People’s bash

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 30, 2022
    Politics and Hollywood collided on Funny or Die and People Magazine’s funniest night on Friday night to take the upper hand ahead of the ...
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  • Latino Loans

    Learn how Dallas is preparing to rewrite its housing plan with a focus on racial equity

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 29, 2022
    Rewriting the city’s housing plan with a focus on racial equity aims to undo some of the damage done by the City of Dallas’ ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    Racial wealth gap and reverse mortgages

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 29, 2022
    Reverse mortgages are financial tools that allow homeowners to access capital by using the equity in their home as collateral. They are a way ...
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  • Latino Loans

    The NJ State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Proudly Defends Latino-Owned Businesses

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 29, 2022
    Outstanding achievement in the Hispanic business community was recognized at the New Jersey State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 Awards Gala. Photo courtesy of ...
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  • Latino Finance

    Latinx Newswire becomes Noticias Newswire

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 28, 2022
    MIAMI: Latinx Newswire, the only Latino-owned and operated Hispanic news service, has been renamed Noticias Newswire, effective immediately. Growing market research and internal personal ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    Nearly half of all delinquent mortgages on loss management plans

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 27, 2022
    According to new data released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, about 2.15 million mortgages are expected to be forborne or past due, ...
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  • Latino Loans

    California foundations seek to ensure billions in government aid are allocated fairly — Inside Philanthropy

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 27, 2022
    California will soon receive billions of dollars in public funding for economic development. An estimated $42 billion will come from the American Rescue Plan ...
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  • Latino Economies

    Hybrid Alumni Week festivities highlight Slug’s ingenuity, camaraderie and social conscience

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 26, 2022
    Drones soared overhead, familiar places and faces were rediscovered, cocktail glasses clinked and old friendships were renewed during the hybrid. Graduate Week 2022 festivities, ...
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  • Latino Finance

    Unidos En La Música, Castillo De San Marcos National Monument and Fort Matanzas National Monument Connect Latin Music to St. Augustine’s 400-Year-Old Latin Heritage

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 26, 2022
    NATIONAL PARK THE FOUNDATION FUNDS EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT WITH LATINO COMMUNITIES AND CELEBRATE LATINO CULTURE, INCLUDING THE FAMILY EVENING OF OSCAR-WINNER ENCANTO ...
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  • Latino Loans

    Wells Fargo responds to lawsuit alleging discrimination in lending practices | WFAE 90.7

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 25, 2022
    Wells Fargo is responding to allegations in a lawsuit that the bank discriminated against black lenders, calling the claims unsubstantiated. In a court case ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    Can Cryptocurrency Really Help Anyone?

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 25, 2022
    New York Mayor Eric Adams may be the most recognizable champion of cryptocurrency in New York politics, but he’s not the first elected official ...
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  • Latino Loans

    AARP Foundation Board of Trustees Full Biographies

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 23, 2022
    david adame Vice Chairman, AARP Foundation Board of Trustees David Adam, of Phoenix, Arizona, is President and CEO of Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc., ...
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  • Latino Finance

    News and analysis for those planning or living in retirement

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 22, 2022
    From MarketWatch: Millennials are already thinking about retirement, but are they thinking about the right things? : There’s a lot to consider when planning ...
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  • Latino Finance

    Cultura y Arte Nativa de las Americas & San Francisco Lowrider Council Showcase Weeklong San Francisco Cinco de Mayo Fun for All

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 22, 2022
    Celebrate in Historic Mission and the Fillmore West The Bay Area and beyond are invited to food, family fun, cars and community. May 1 ...
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  • Latino Loans

    Freddie Mac is first out the door with plans for targeted loan programs

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 21, 2022
    Freddie Mac will launch targeted lending programs this year, following guidelines from regulators giving lenders the go-ahead. The special purpose credit programs will appeal ...
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  • Latino Economies

    Campaign aimed at the Latino community

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 21, 2022
    Marketing DoorDash. DoorDash launched “Antojo”, its first-ever custom-created Spanish and English cross-platform marketing campaign aimed at making an authentic connection with the Latino community. ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    Minority depository institutions: definition, services, locations

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 21, 2022
    The FDIC and NCUA track and define banks and credit unions as Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs). An MDI is owned or run by Black ...
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  • Latino Economies

    Chinese Ambassador: Muscatine is a “holy place of friendship” for the two countries | Muscat

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 21, 2022
    DAVID HOTEL MUSCATINE – The Chinese ambassador went to Muscatine on Wednesday to “pay tribute” to a friendship forged 37 years ago. Qin Gang, ...
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  • Latino Finance

    YES Readiness Team Travels to San Juan, Puerto Rico to Recruit Bilingual Teachers

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 20, 2022
    The YES Prep Public Schools Talent Recruitment team will conduct information sessions and in-person interviews for teachers and other graduating professionals HOUSTON, April 20, ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    George Floyd’s attorney: Wells Fargo ‘kills opportunities for black homeowners’

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 19, 2022
    Wells Fargo & Co. is again facing scrutiny and lawsuits over lending practices involving black borrowers. Wells Fargo – the largest mortgage lender among ...
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  • Latino Loans

    Redlining linked to more oil and gas wells in urban areas

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 19, 2022
    (AP) – Minority neighborhoods where residents have long been denied home loans have twice as many oil and gas wells as predominantly white neighborhoods, ...
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  • Latino Economies

    Democratic elites don’t understand the class culture divide

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 19, 2022
    Understanding the class culture divide starts from two principles: parents raise their children to succeed in the jobs offered to them, and people use ...
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  • Latino Finance

    Voting rights: “There are reasons to be optimistic as well as alarmed”

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 18, 2022
    Michael Waldman had no plans to republish his 2016 book, The struggle to vote, soon. But he hadn’t anticipated that a sitting president would ...
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  • Latino Loans

    Legal weed is a social equity business. And failure is not an option | Editorial

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 17, 2022
    The recreational cannabis industry is poised to take off, which means New Jersey is poised to hit hundreds of millions of dollars from the ...
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  • Latino Economies

    Brian Campbell: Concerned parents are not the story of the Santa Barbara Unified School District | Opinions

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 16, 2022
    (StandUpSB video) In response to Noozhawk’s April 13 article, “Tensions Flare Up as Public Returns to Santa Barbara School Board Meeting,” I’m not sure ...
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  • Latino Finance

    Lawyers of Color – Discover Texas!

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 15, 2022
    I can’t believe I’m saying this: maybe Texas isn’t the last place I want to be on earth anymore. I say this as someone ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    People are more willing to excuse lies that they think might one day become true

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 15, 2022
    We all know lying is wrong. That’s why we get in trouble for it as kids (and sometimes as adults), and why you’ll rarely, ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    Combatting AI Biases in the Financial Sector

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 14, 2022
    The use of explainable AI models is key to avoiding biases for businesses in most sectors of the economy, but especially in finance. ...
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  • Latino Finance

    UBS Invest to Advance Report Reveals Clear Progress Toward Financial Inclusion for Multicultural Investors | News

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 13, 2022
    NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 13, 2022– Today, UBS’s Multicultural Investors Strategic Client Segment announced the launch of its Invest to Advance Research, exploring the wealth ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    Fintech offers solutions for Latinos without bank accounts

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 12, 2022
    Fintech companies are offering ways for Latinos who can’t get debit cards to transact cashlessly. Why is this important: Latinos are among the least ...
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  • Latino Finance

    What does financial literacy mean? 5 definitions from success stories

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 10, 2022
    April is Financial Literacy Month and to celebrate, CNBC is featuring tips from some of our contributors. Here’s what they think about financial literacy ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    The big change in medical debt coming this year – NBC Boston

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 8, 2022
    Medical debt continues to be a major problem in the country, especially with so many people hospitalized during the coronavirus pandemic. Rob Michaelson and ...
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  • Latino Economies

    Housing is crucial to creating wealth in Chicago’s struggling neighborhoods

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 8, 2022
    On the West Side in North Lawndale, community organizers have ambitious plans to build hundreds of affordable homes but are struggling to secure low-cost ...
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  • Latino Finance

    New Survey Focused on Latinos Highlights Financial Literacy Issues

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 7, 2022
    Money / Financial Planning Sladic / iStock.com We are not born knowing how to budget and save money for our future. It is a ...
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  • Latino Loans

    Minority Loan Program Promotes Business Development

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 7, 2022
    CHICAGO — The Chicago Community Loan Fund has launched a $25 million loan fund to support African Americans, Latinos and other entrepreneurs of color. ...
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  • Latino Economies

    Census undercount of black and brown communities could impact economy

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 6, 2022
    The decennial United States Census may seem very 2020 at this point – something that happened in a year that we would all like ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    New Pew poll shows 30% increase in Philadelphia residents concerned about crime

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 6, 2022
    A sobering new poll from The Pew Charitable Trusts shows that ongoing issues around COVID-19 and gun violence are among Philadelphians’ top concerns. Most ...
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  • Latino Finance

    Ignore Greg Abbott’s (and the Texas GOP’s) Appetite for Latino Voters at Your Peril

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 5, 2022
    For his reelection campaign for Texas governor, Greg Abbott will aggressively court the Latino vote, especially the vote in Tejano-heavy South Texas. Abbott received ...
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  • Latino Loans

    Dr. Preston Igwe discusses diversity in medicine and veteran care

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 5, 2022
    As a healthcare professional, you never know what kind of impact you may have on a patient, as Dr. Preston Igwe, MD, learned during ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    Fannie Mae Sets Price for $1.1 Billion REMIC Deal with Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS)

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 5, 2022
    WASHINGTON, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) Evaluates Connecticut Avenue Securities® (CAS) Series 2022-R04, approx. $1.1 billion note offering that represents ...
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  • Latino Economies

    “Talent is everywhere”: Accelerator Techstars returns with a focus on equity

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 4, 2022
    When the first iteration of Techstars Detroit launched in 2014, Detroit — and its startup community — looked very different. In early 2020, just ...
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  • Latino Finance

    Common Future receives 2022 Skoll Prize for Social Innovation

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 4, 2022
    PR Newswire OAKLAND, Calif., April 4, 2022 OAKLAND, CA., April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Common future– the pioneering non-profit organization that provides capital to ...
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  • Latino Finance

    Glenn Youngkin fires Virginia lawmakers to pass unlikely budget

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 2, 2022
    “I doubt anything will come of it,” said Sen. Janet D. Howell (D-Fairfax), chair of the Senate Appropriations and Finance Committee, who called the ...
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  • Latino Economies

    America’s children are not well – we need urgent action to save young lives

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 2, 2022
    Concerns about the mental health and well-being of children are growing as the COVID-19 pandemic progresses. With vaccines for children under age 5 not ...
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  • Latino Loans

    Kamala Harris Highlights Importance of Small Business in Mississippi Tour

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 2, 2022
    1/4 Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to the crowd on Friday about small business at the Delta Center Stage in Greenville, Mississippi. Photo by ...
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  • Latino Loans

    US House of Representatives votes to decriminalize marijuana into federal law

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 1, 2022
    The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed legislation to legalize marijuana nationwide, but its future is far less clear in the Senate. The ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    Black women and alopecia: what is it, what can be done about it?

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 1, 2022
    By ReShonda Tate | Defender Network | word in black This post was originally posted on Defender Network (WIB) – For years, Kim Roxie ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    What do looser school mask and vaccine requirements mean for black teachers and students?

    By Eric P. Wolf
    April 1, 2022
    By Maya Pottiger | word in black According to scientists, the best way to protect yourself against the new coronavirus is to get fully ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    A 40-year mortgage? This Fed official thinks it’s a good idea

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 31, 2022
    Should the federal government start guaranteeing mortgages even longer than 30 years? Philadelphia Federal Reserve Chairman Patrick Harker thinks this could be a solution ...
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  • Latino Loans

    BizStarts Expands Entrepreneur Program to Latino Community

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 31, 2022
    MILWAUKEE – BizStarts has been working for several years developing and mentoring entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds. So far, there have been three cohorts of ...
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  • Latino Economies

    Doja Cat and South America argued on Twitter over a canceled concert. everyone lost

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 30, 2022
    One of the reasons that gives me hope for culture in general, and pop music in particular, is that someone like Doja Cat has ...
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  • Latino Finance

    Biden’s 2023 budget makes no mention of student loan forgiveness

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 29, 2022
    US President Joe Biden delivers a speech at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, March 26, 2022. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images ...
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  • Latino Loans

    Flood-ravaged eastern Australia braces for more storms

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 28, 2022
    ATLANTA: Sami Scheetz, a 25-year-old community organizer, is set to become the first Arab-American member of the Iowa state legislature in elections to be ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    Wells Fargo narrows its racial gap in mortgage refinancing

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 28, 2022
    Diving brief: Wells Fargo accepted 58% of mortgage refinance applications from black homeowners in 2021, a jump of 11 percentage points from the previous ...
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  • Latino Finance

    Top Mississippi lawmakers reach agreement on income tax cut

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 27, 2022
    Speaker of the House Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, left, listens as Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann wraps up a meeting of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    Wells Fargo faces persistent racial gap in mortgage refinance – Orange County Register

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 25, 2022
    Wells Fargo & Co., which approved less than half of mortgage refinances sought by black homeowners in 2020, prompting calls for regulatory investigations, greenlighted ...
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  • Latino Economies

    Protecting California’s public lands a top priority – Capitol Weekly | weekly capitol

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 25, 2022
    Opinion A scenic drive leads to the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada near Mammoth Lakes. (Photo: Craig Cooper, via Shutterstock) by JUAN ROSE ...
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  • Latino Loans

    University Senate discusses enrollment and retention

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 25, 2022
    by Tyra Watts Student retention and enrollment data were some of the topics discussed at the Kean University Senate Plenary Meeting held via Zoom ...
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  • Latino Loans

    Nonprofit CIELO helps minority-run businesses reach for the sky – Whittier Daily News

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 24, 2022
    When Iosefa Joey Alofaituli walks through the Oak View neighborhood of Huntington Beach, he doesn’t see the so-called “Slater Slums,” as some still call ...
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  • Latino Finance

    Reviews | Personal Finance Advice Won’t Really Help Americans Deal With Inflation

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 24, 2022
    Bloomberg summed up the advice in this tweet: Inflation stings the most if you earn less than $300,000. Here’s how to treat: ➡️ Take ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    An ambitious plan to rehabilitate abandoned buildings in Queens

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 24, 2022
    New Habitat for Humanity Initiative Innovates to Make Homes Permanently Affordable with a Land Trust Model On a block of 116th Avenue in southeast ...
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  • Latino Economies

    Bank of America honors five leaders creating change for people and communities of color

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 23, 2022
    “Through this program, we recognize the impact of inspiring leaders in our country who are creating real change,” said D. Steve Boland, Chief Executive ...
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  • Latino Finance

    What to know in Washington: Biden adopts Russia’s position towards his allies

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 23, 2022
    Biden faces a crucial test of his ability to project power and reassurance amid the biggest European security crisis in decades as he seeks ...
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  • Latino Economies

    Why America’s Conservative Parties Are So Angry

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 21, 2022
    Republican America is poorer, more violent and less healthy than democratic America. But Republican blame is misplaced. March 21, 2022 Decades of political decisions ...
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  • Latino Finance

    Ginnie Mae announces two new leadership appointments

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 21, 2022
    Sam Valverde and Felicia Rotellini Ginnie Mae President Alanna McCargo announced the appointment of Ginnie Mae’s First Latin Executive Vice President, Sam Valverde and ...
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  • Latino Loans

    Toks Omishakin, appointed as Transport Secretary, rises to Cabinet level

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 21, 2022
    By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Reverend Amos C. Brown serves as vice chair and lead member of the nine-member California task ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    Most medical debt will soon disappear from credit reports

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 19, 2022
    The nation’s leading credit reporting companies will soon remove about 70% of medical collection debt from Americans’ credit reports. Why is this important: Medical ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    Problems with Biden’s crypto executive order take us back to 2008

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 16, 2022
    Last week, the White House issued an executive order in which President BidenJoe Biden Irish Prime Minister tests positive for COVID-19 during visit to ...
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  • Latino Finance

    New Survey from Momentive and AAPI Data Offers Important Fixes on Hate in America

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 16, 2022
    Momentive Inc. Data Reveals Hate Crimes Broadly Affecting Asian, Black, and Other of Color Communities; Asian American men also report significant hate incidents SAN ...
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  • Latino Loans

    Business and government can partner for a fair economic recovery

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 15, 2022
    Running a small business has never been without its challenges. But COVID-19 has brought to light some stark disparities, as the hardest hit businesses ...
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  • Latino Economies

    Wolf administration marks Equal Pay Day, calls for pay equity for Pennsylvanians

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 15, 2022
    The Pennsylvania Commission for Women, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry and other stakeholders highlighted the importance of Equal Pay Day and the ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    Evers changes course on aid program after complaint

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 15, 2022
    March 15, 2022Updated: March 15, 2022 09:42 MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Governor Tony Evers reversed a decision to direct federal funds to people of ...
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  • Latino Economies

    Climb That Hill Part 2 – How FERC’s Refined Policies Will Affect New LNG Terminals

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 15, 2022
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released two new policy statements on February 17 regarding the certification of new pipelines and the assessment of ...
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  • Latino Loans

    Do Black Lives Matter in Sonoma County? – Sonoma Sun

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 14, 2022
    The recently released Portrait of Sonoma 2021 report paints a bleak picture of disparate life expectancy gaps. The lifespan of black people is reduced ...
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  • Latino Loans

    series of free bilingual workshops on financial literacy will take place in April | KLBK | KAMC

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 12, 2022
    Job : March 12, 2022 / 09:00 CST Update: March 12, 2022 / 09:00 CST LUBBOCK, Texas (PRESS RELEASE) — Here is a press ...
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  • Latino Finance

    Why Nevada Republicans are targeting Senator Catherine Cortez Masto’s seat

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 12, 2022
    Last week, the Laxalt campaign — which has the backing of Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell — launched “Latinos for Laxalt” in ...
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  • Hispanic Mortgages

    “We are facing a housing crisis,” say the experts. What homebuyers can do about it. – Forbes Advisor

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 11, 2022
    Editorial Note: We earn a commission on partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect the opinions or ratings of our editors. Rising ...
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  • Latino Finance

    Texas results suggest Hispanic GOP gains may endure after Trump

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 11, 2022
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Only 46 residents of Starr County, Texas cast ballots in the state’s Republican primary two years ago. But last week, nearly ...
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    New York’s first marijuana retail licenses are for convicted people

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 10, 2022
    NEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) – The first licenses to open New York’s newly legalized marijuana retail outlets later this year will be restricted ...
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    ‘Redlining never really went away’: Black Rhode Islanders still face racism when buying a home

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 10, 2022
    Within three months, Garlington found the perfect place: a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home in the Wanskuck neighborhood of Providence. But the process of closing the ...
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    Hurts Energy and the Environment – EPA Greenlights California Auto Standards

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 10, 2022
    Welcome to the Wednesday Energy and Environment Night, your source for the latest news focused on energy, the environment and beyond. Subscribe here: thehill.com/newsletter-signup. ...
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    Minority Report – theMReport.com

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 8, 2022
    This piece originally appeared in the March 2022 edition of MReport magazine, online now. The wave of refinancing that has driven mortgage market volumes ...
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    Warner & Kaine applaud $1.5m in federal funding for electric school buses – Royal Examiner

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 8, 2022
    RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia General Assembly passed a law that will allow principals to report certain student misdemeanors to law enforcement, overriding parts ...
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    Loss of public jobs will widen CT’s race-gender pay gaps

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 7, 2022
    Unions are stepping up efforts to reverse the shrinking state government workforce, arguing that the trend will exacerbate racial and gender disparities — especially ...
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    Reflections from WT: First Generation University Students

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 6, 2022
    By Walter Wendler Following on from sharing the first four thoughts published in November 2017, here is the second piece I wrote after arriving ...
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    Some Virginia parents feared new legislation could lead to increased student referrals to police | News

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 5, 2022
    The Virginia General Assembly passed a law that will allow school principals to report certain offenses committed by students to law enforcement, reversing parts ...
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    Latino Cannabis Association Launched to Build Equity in New York’s Growing Marijuana Market

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 4, 2022
    New York Latinos have organized to support members in growing and selling recreational marijuana. the Latino Cannabis Association launched this month to help members ...
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    Supporting BIPOC communities requires investing in BIPOC leaders

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 4, 2022
    A new economy is slowly emerging, one where historically marginalized communities have self-determination and where we can build regenerative relationships with our planet and ...
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    Meriden lawmakers host school spending forum

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 3, 2022
    MERIDEN — As municipalities work on local school budgets, State Representatives Hilda Santiago, Cathy Abercrombie and Michael D. Quinn hosted a virtual forum on ...
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    More free at-home Covid tests available next week

    By Eric P. Wolf
    March 3, 2022
    SStarting next week, US households will be able to order another round of free rapid Covid-19 tests from COVIDTests.gov. The opening of additional free ...
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