Man dressed up as Madea attempts to rob bank
theGRIO REPORT - On this past Black Friday 45-year-old man of Girard, Kansas decided to dress up as Madea and rob a bank, according to News Channel 3 Memphis...
Bow Wow in dog house with bank, sued for $25,000 in fees
theGRIO REPORT - According to TMZ, Georgia Bank is suing Bow Wow for $25,000, for the loss they incurred after the performer failed to repay a business loan...
James Brown's daughter arrested for theft, assault
Venisha Brown is being held in the Richmond County and is charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, leaving the scene of an accident and first-degree assault and battery.
Wells Fargo to pay $175M in lending settlement
WASHINGTON (AP) - Wells Fargo Bank will pay at least $175 million to settle accusations that it discriminated against African-American and Hispanic borrowers in violation of fair-lending laws, the Justice Department announced Thursday...
Maryland siblings accused of robbing bank
Police in Maryland arrested a pair of siblings accused of holding up an M&T bank on the same block as their home...
Banks in schools allow teens to cash in on financial literacy
VIDEO - According to some studies, fewer than half of all high school seniors can pass a basic financial literacy course. That number drops to below 30 percent...
1 million homes repossessed in 2010 — 2011 will be worse
NEW YORK (AP) - "2011 is going to be the peak," said Rick Sharga, a senior vice president at foreclosure tracker RealtyTrac Inc...
22 arrested in Los Angeles foreclosure protest at Chase
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The demonstrators, which included homeowners facing foreclosure, community advocates and labor leaders, silently allowed officers to bind their wrists...
Why we still need black-owned banks
OPINION - Since the 19th Century, African-American-owned banks have played a vital role in the economic development of our communities...
Rep. Barbara Lee: Put the brakes on home foreclosures
OPINION - It's time for a national foreclosure moratorium -- It's the right thing to do...
