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Real Estate

Historical Barriers And Structural Inequalities Still Account For Black-White Homeownership Gap

A woman walks past a personal finance loan office Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Franklin, Tenn. Consumers, by and large, improved their credit profile during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Money

Keeping your credit profile healthy during a pandemic

A for sale sign stands in front of a house, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, in Westwood, Mass. U.S. long-term mortgage rates slipped this week as the key 30-year loan marked a new all-time low for the 11th time this year. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Real Estate

US long-term mortgage rates hit new low; 30-year at 2.80%

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U.S. low-income lending rules should promote affordable housing, Fed official says

FILE- In this Aug. 6, 2020 file photo, New York State Attorney General Letitia James takes a question at a news conference in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
United States

Regulators crack down on aggressive, dubious debt collectors

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump holds a sheet of paper with the names of four U.S. companies worth over a trillion dollars to emphasize how well the economy is doing during the Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act signing ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. He noted that the first letters of the companies spells "MAGA" (Make America Great Again). (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Money

Wall Street cheerleader Trump has little invested himself

California Governor Gavin Newsom wears a protective mask on his face while speaking to reporters at Miss Ollie's restaurant amid the coronavirus pandemic in Oakland, California, USA, 09 June 2020. Jeff Chiu / Associated Press
Money

California expands financial protections after US rollback

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, joined by state Sen. Anna Caballero, left, signs bills at a press conference at Solomon's Delicatessen in Sacramento, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. (Daniel Kim/The Sacramento Bee via AP, Pool)
Entrepreneurs

Now hiring: California offers credits to small businesses

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Real Estate

Black Applicants Are Far More Likely to be Denied a Mortgage, Limiting Opportunity to Live ‘The American Dream’

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Real Estate

Fannie Mae Announces Suspension of Foreclosures and Evictions on Single-Family Mortgages Through Year-End

FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2020 file photo, shoppers walk through the Valley Mall in Halfway, Md. U.S. consumer confidence fell for second straight month in August as a resurgence of virus cases in many parts of the country heightened pessimism about the economy. (Colleen McGrath/The Herald-Mail via AP, File)
Money

US consumer spending rose a moderate 1.9% in July

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