Mom seeks student loan forgiveness for dead son
theGRIO REPORT - The mother of a Michigan college student has launched an online petition to have her deceased son's $10,000 student loan forgiven because she says she cannot pay it back...
Small businesses in Cook County will soon get more loans
Small minority and women owned businesses will soon receive more loans in Cook County...
Bank of America's subprime swindle backfires
OPINION - Bank of America, who purchased Countrywide Financial Corporation in 2008, recently agreed to pay $355 million to settle charges that they discriminated against African-American and Hispanic borrowers...
Bank of America pays $335 mil for racial bias
NEW YORK (AP) - Bank of America has agreed to pay $335 million to resolve allegations that its Countrywide unit engaged in a widespread pattern of discrimination against qualified African-American and Hispanic borrowers...
Unholy crisis: Black churches face foreclosure
theGRIO REPORT - Gone are the days when a faith-based institution or church could simply walk into a bank and make a loan request or an adjustment on an existing loan...
Ethics committee reviews loans to NY Rep. Meeks
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Ethics Committee has dismissed an allegation that Rep. Gregory Meeks received an improper home equity loan last year...
'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...
Why the black housing crisis will get worse
OPINION - Unfortunately, for many blacks, the American dream of homeownership is quickly fading...
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...
12/20/10 – theGrio & CNBC Market Update
VIDEO - The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate-- which affects mortgage, credit card, and student loan rates unchanged -- in the zero to 0.25 percent range...
