Payday loans: A debt trap in disguise
OPINION - Are payday loans a good source of emergency cash? Thanks to misleading marketing, many of its consumers unfortunately think so....
George Clinton allegedly gives up rights to funk classics to pay off debt
theGRIO REPORT - Funk music legend George Clinton has been forced to sell the copyrights to some of his classic funk songs in order to pay off legal debts, according to TMZ...
Oldest black LA church sues ex-pastor
theGRIO REPORT - With a half million dollar debt looming over them, one of the oldest and most prominent black congregations in Los Angeles is suing their ex-pastor John J. Hunter...
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...
Report: Clark Atlanta University ranks worst in student debt
theGRIO REPORT - The US News & World Report recently did an analysis of colleges and universities where students graduated with the least and the most amounts of debt debt. Clark Atlanta University ranks at the top of schools where students exit with most debt...
Morris Brown files for bankruptcy
ATLANTA (AP) - Facing more than $30 million in debt, Morris Brown College officials have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
Holyfield forced out of mansion
NEWS ONE - Boxer Evander Holyfield was forced to move out of his foreclosed home just outside of Atlanta yesterday...
Rangel campaign cash crunch
This is Rangel's toughest primary campaign in his 42-years in Congress and it appears that his campaign is having money trouble...
BET joins the prepaid card bandwagon -- beware!
OPINION - The prepaid card is one that doesn't help anyone establish credit, costs far too much for those who have limited budgets...
Charlie Rangel owes $23k civil fine
Rep. Charlie Rangel has been charged with a civil fine of $23,000 for campaigning from his rent-stabilized Lenox Terrace luxury apartment in Harlem...
