Monthly Archives: March 2022
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A 40-year mortgage? This Fed official thinks it’s a good idea
Should the federal government start guaranteeing mortgages even longer than 30 years? Philadelphia Federal Reserve Chairman Patrick Harker thinks this could be a solution to an ... -
BizStarts Expands Entrepreneur Program to Latino Community
MILWAUKEE – BizStarts has been working for several years developing and mentoring entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds. So far, there have been three cohorts of 25 people ... -
Doja Cat and South America argued on Twitter over a canceled concert. everyone lost
One of the reasons that gives me hope for culture in general, and pop music in particular, is that someone like Doja Cat has managed to ... -
Biden’s 2023 budget makes no mention of student loan forgiveness
US President Joe Biden delivers a speech at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, March 26, 2022. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Nowhere in ... -
Flood-ravaged eastern Australia braces for more storms
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 held in ... -
Wells Fargo narrows its racial gap in mortgage refinancing
Diving brief: Wells Fargo accepted 58% of mortgage refinance applications from black homeowners in 2021, a jump of 11 percentage points from the previous year, according ... -
Top Mississippi lawmakers reach agreement on income tax cut
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, Friday, March ... -
Wells Fargo faces persistent racial gap in mortgage refinance – Orange County Register
Wells Fargo & Co., which approved less than half of mortgage refinances sought by black homeowners in 2020, prompting calls for regulatory investigations, greenlighted a greater ... -
Protecting California’s public lands a top priority – Capitol Weekly | weekly capitol
Opinion A scenic drive leads to the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada near Mammoth Lakes. (Photo: Craig Cooper, via Shutterstock) by JUAN ROSE job 25.03.2022 ... -
University Senate discusses enrollment and retention
by Tyra Watts Student retention and enrollment data were some of the topics discussed at the Kean University Senate Plenary Meeting held via Zoom on March ... -
Nonprofit CIELO helps minority-run businesses reach for the sky – Whittier Daily News
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 the area. ... -
Reviews | Personal Finance Advice Won’t Really Help Americans Deal With Inflation
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 the bus➡️ ... -
An ambitious plan to rehabilitate abandoned buildings in Queens
New Habitat for Humanity Initiative Innovates to Make Homes Permanently Affordable with a Land Trust Model On a block of 116th Avenue in southeast Queens lined ... -
Bank of America honors five leaders creating change for people and communities of color
“Through this program, we recognize the impact of inspiring leaders in our country who are creating real change,” said D. Steve Boland, Chief Executive Officer of ... -
What to know in Washington: Biden adopts Russia’s position towards his allies
Biden faces a crucial test of his ability to project power and reassurance amid the biggest European security crisis in decades as he seeks to rally ... -
Why America’s Conservative Parties Are So Angry
Republican America is poorer, more violent and less healthy than democratic America. But Republican blame is misplaced. March 21, 2022 Decades of political decisions and policies ... -
Ginnie Mae announces two new leadership appointments
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 Felecia Rotellini, ... -
Toks Omishakin, appointed as Transport Secretary, rises to Cabinet level
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Reverend Amos C. Brown serves as vice chair and lead member of the nine-member California task force to ... -
Most medical debt will soon disappear from credit reports
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 debt is ... -
Problems with Biden’s crypto executive order take us back to 2008
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 DC CNN ... -
New Survey from Momentive and AAPI Data Offers Important Fixes on Hate in America
Momentive Inc. Data Reveals Hate Crimes Broadly Affecting Asian, Black, and Other of Color Communities; Asian American men also report significant hate incidents SAN MATEO, Calif. ... -
Business and government can partner for a fair economic recovery
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 during the ... -
Wolf administration marks Equal Pay Day, calls for pay equity for Pennsylvanians
The Pennsylvania Commission for Women, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry and other stakeholders highlighted the importance of Equal Pay Day and the importance of ... -
Evers changes course on aid program after complaint
March 15, 2022Updated: March 15, 2022 09:42 MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Governor Tony Evers reversed a decision to direct federal funds to people of color under ... -
Climb That Hill Part 2 – How FERC’s Refined Policies Will Affect New LNG Terminals
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released two new policy statements on February 17 regarding the certification of new pipelines and the assessment of greenhouse gas ... -
Do Black Lives Matter in Sonoma County? – Sonoma Sun
The recently released Portrait of Sonoma 2021 report paints a bleak picture of disparate life expectancy gaps. The lifespan of black people is reduced by living ... -
series of free bilingual workshops on financial literacy will take place in April | KLBK | KAMC
Job : March 12, 2022 / 09:00 CST Update: March 12, 2022 / 09:00 CST LUBBOCK, Texas (PRESS RELEASE) — Here is a press release from ... -
Why Nevada Republicans are targeting Senator Catherine Cortez Masto’s seat
Last week, the Laxalt campaign — which has the backing of Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell — launched “Latinos for Laxalt” in a bid ... -
“We are facing a housing crisis,” say the experts. What homebuyers can do about it. – Forbes Advisor
Editorial Note: We earn a commission on partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect the opinions or ratings of our editors. Rising house prices, ... -
Texas results suggest Hispanic GOP gains may endure after Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Only 46 residents of Starr County, Texas cast ballots in the state’s Republican primary two years ago. But last week, nearly 1,100 Republicans ... -
New York’s first marijuana retail licenses are for convicted people
NEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) – The first licenses to open New York’s newly legalized marijuana retail outlets later this year will be restricted to people ... -
‘Redlining never really went away’: Black Rhode Islanders still face racism when buying a home
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 house, which ... -
Hurts Energy and the Environment – EPA Greenlights California Auto Standards
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. Today we ... -
Minority Report – theMReport.com
This piece originally appeared in the March 2022 edition of MReport magazine, online now. The wave of refinancing that has driven mortgage market volumes over the ... -
Warner & Kaine applaud $1.5m in federal funding for electric school buses – Royal Examiner
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia General Assembly passed a law that will allow principals to report certain student misdemeanors to law enforcement, overriding parts of a ... -
Loss of public jobs will widen CT’s race-gender pay gaps
Unions are stepping up efforts to reverse the shrinking state government workforce, arguing that the trend will exacerbate racial and gender disparities — especially with respect ... -
Reflections from WT: First Generation University Students
By Walter Wendler Following on from sharing the first four thoughts published in November 2017, here is the second piece I wrote after arriving at WT. ... -
Some Virginia parents feared new legislation could lead to increased student referrals to police | News
The Virginia General Assembly passed a law that will allow school principals to report certain offenses committed by students to law enforcement, reversing parts of a ... -
Latino Cannabis Association Launched to Build Equity in New York’s Growing Marijuana Market
New York Latinos have organized to support members in growing and selling recreational marijuana. the Latino Cannabis Association launched this month to help members who grew ... -
Supporting BIPOC communities requires investing in BIPOC leaders
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 each other. ... -
Meriden lawmakers host school spending forum
MERIDEN — As municipalities work on local school budgets, State Representatives Hilda Santiago, Cathy Abercrombie and Michael D. Quinn hosted a virtual forum on education funding. ... -
More free at-home Covid tests available next week
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 tests to ... -
Philly Fed Report: Black Homeowners Face More Refinance Denials | Local News
Home loan refinance activity increased by more than 200% in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in 2020 during the pandemic, the growth rate for black and ... -
Environmental racism – A magnifying glass on American racism
04:10 In 1953 and 1961, two freeways ran through Boston’s Chinatown against the will of residents, displacing hundreds of families, in order to ease downtown traffic ... -
JPMorgan Chase pledges $12 million to minority households
JPMorgan Chase announced that five organizations will receive philanthropic capital as part of the company’s five-year, $400 million commitment to improve housing affordability and stability for ... -
Carlos Dorado: “War is the most effective machine for the pro…
(MENAFN-EIN Presswire) Carlos Dorado – President Italbank International “I think we have done and are doing something wrong, despite the impressive technological development” It is possible ... -
NAHREP Welcomes 2022 President-Elect Luis Padilla and Class of 2022 National Board Members
Real Estate Industry’s Best Minds Guide Largest Professional Hispanic Organization SAN DIEGO, March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP®) ...