'Moving on up' isn't what it used to be for blacks
OPINION - According to new analysis of census data, the most successful blacks and Latinos are more likely to have poor neighbors than their wealthier white counterparts...
Group alleges housing discrimination at Baltimore complex
For the second time in less than a year, a fair-housing advocacy organization has filed suit in U.S. District Court claiming racial discrimination of a massive housing company in MD...
Wells Fargo allegedly preyed upon black borrowers during housing bubble
The Department of Justice is preparing a lawsuit against Wells Fargo, the nation's largest home mortgage lender, for allegedly preying upon African American borrowers...
US soldiers will return to new face battles at home
OPINION - So maybe we don't throw a parade. But maybe we find meaningful solutions to provide more educational and job training opportunities...
Affluent black county mired in mortgage mess
MSNBC - More than half of all housing sales in the county so far this year have been properties in foreclosure, a rate that dwarfs other counties in the state...
6/13/2011 - theGrio and CNBC Market Update
VIDEO - New claims for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly by 1,000 to 427,000 last week. In the week ahead, investors await reports on housing, production and inflation...
Why the black housing crisis will get worse
OPINION - Unfortunately, for many blacks, the American dream of homeownership is quickly fading...
Gov't pulls funding from lenders after poor performance
WASHINGTON (AP) - Wells Fargo, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase & Co. have failed to help enough people permanently lower their mortgage payments so they can stay in their homes...
Why racial segregation keeps blacks out of work
OPINION - Until we attack the social structures that are at the root of racial inequalities in the U.S., we threaten to undermine the integrity of our "recovery."...
Study shows dramatic decrease in mortgage loans to minorities
theGRIO REPORT - Regardless of 'why' lending is down 62 percent collectively to blacks and Latinos, the fact is: this is an enormous problem...
