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June 18, 2012

6/18/2012 – the Grio and CNBC Market Update

VIDEO - Events in Europe remained on the top of investors' minds last week, but there were several domestic headlines…
June 6, 2012

Van Jones brings hope to homeowners with new organization

theGRIO REPORT - Van Jones is taking the lead of a progressive coalition working to build partnerships with corporations and…
May 31, 2012

Donald Trump's birther act would be deemed racist if he hailed from the South

OPINION - Let’s face it: If Donald Trump were from a state south of the Mason Dixon line his birther…
April 9, 2012

Foreclosed homes in black, Latino neighborhoods get little maintenance, according to report

theGRIO REPORT - Foreclosed homes in heavily-black and Latino neighborhoods are far more likely to be left with inadequate maintenance…
April 6, 2012

Banks neglect seized homes in minority neighborhoods, report says

MSNBC - Banks are doing a much better job maintaining homes seized in foreclosures in predominantly white neighborhoods than in…
April 4, 2012

Evicted 101-year-old Detroit woman goes back home

DETROIT (AP) - A 101-year-old Detroit woman who was evicted from her foreclosed house is expected to move back home…
February 17, 2012

Chicago activists highlight housing segregation in city

theGRIO REPORT - A recent study examined the racial makeup of American neighborhoods and proclaimed the decline in segregation nationwide.…
February 9, 2012

Kamala Harris, black homeowners could benefit from foreclosure deal

theGRIO REPORT - A settlement between major banks, the Obama administration and state attorneys general announced Thursday could benefit both…
January 27, 2012

Obama administration to extend and expand foreclosure program

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration said Friday that will expand its signature foreclosure-prevention program to try to help those…
January 27, 2012

Big banks could be forced to pay $25 billion in foreclosure settlement

theGRIO REPORT - The nation's largest banks could reach a $25 billion settlement with the Obama administration and the states…
January 27, 2012

Justice unit to probe mortgage-backed securities

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal and state law enforcement officials announced Friday they have launched a fraud-fighting unit, starting with 55…
January 23, 2012

Evicted 101-year-old Detroit woman can't go home

DETROIT (AP) - The federal government now says a 101-year-old Detroit woman it promised could move back into her foreclosed…
January 13, 2012

Discrimination settlement holds subprime lenders accountable

OPINION - Since President Obama took office, this administration has worked to tackle the foreclosures that are harming families and…
January 11, 2012

Hundreds line up in Atlanta for mortgage help

Hundreds of people lined up outside the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta early Tuesday morning in hopes of getting…
November 21, 2011

11/21/11 – the Grio and CNBC Market Update

VIDEO - In September sales declined 3 percent and housing inventory increased to 8 and half months of supply as…
November 1, 2011

From break-ins to foreclosures: Ohio's housing crisis

theGRIO REPORT - According to crime statistics released this October by the FBI, Ohio's violent crime rate saw a decline,…
September 26, 2011

09/26/11 – the Grio and CNBC Market Update

VIDEO - Last week, the debt crisis in Europe triggered volatility in the US markets...
August 18, 2011

Detroit offers free homes to police officers

VIDEO - It's reported that more than 50 percent of U.S. police officers live outside of the cities they served....
August 17, 2011

Obama: Another year or more for housing turnaround

ATKINSON, Ill. (AP) - He said, without getting specific, that the administration was mulling ways to encourage banks to resume…
August 4, 2011

Bank of America lending fraud deal still a disservice

OPINION - The indisputable fact is that the bank made tens of millions on its alleged illegal and fraudulent lending…

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