PRESS ROOM: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Offering Mortgages for as Little as 3 Percent Down

PASADENA JOURNAL — One of the biggest obstacles confronting low- and moderate-income home buyers is coming up with the 20 percent down payment that many financial...

Five Common Budgeting Errors and How to Avoid Them

ATLANTA TRIBUNE — When it comes to creating a budget, it’s essential to estimate your spending as realistically as possible. Here are five budget-related errors commonly...

COMMENTARY: Bank Overdraft Fees Strip More Than $11 billion from Consumers Each Year

NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — When personal checking accounts are involved, transactions without available funds in checking accounts can trigger a series of fees that...

Black Wealth Still Plummeting

PRECINCT REPORTER NEWS — “For households of color, the Great Recession erased the economic progress made over the past three decades in their entirety,” said Astrada....

Prepare to Prosper Part 3: Starting your own business

If you’ve always wanted to be your own boss, now may be the time to start. You have the skills to turn that side job into...

Prepare to Prosper Part 3: Starting your own business

If you’ve always wanted to be your own boss, now may be the time to start. You have the skills to turn that side job into...

New National Poll Finds Consumers Still Want Financial Regulation

By: Charlene Crowell (NNPA Newswire Columnist) A decade ago, the entire nation suffered through a financial crisis that led to the brink of a global financial...

CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney Strays Away from Consumer Protection Laws: Lower Income Residents at Risk

By Charlene Crowell (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Every payday, working Americans are reminded of the multiple tax deductions that pay for government. If you’re like most people...

OP-ED: Rep. Maxine Waters Takes Strong Stand for Fair Housing at HUD New Legislation Would Restore Revoked Protections and Rules

Racial Divides Found in Student Loan Defaults—Unsustainable Debt Trajectory Needs to Be Managed

By Charlene Crowell (NNPA Newswire Columnist) With 44 million consumers owing student debt that now reaches $1.5 trillion and still climbing, a lot of people want...

Real Estate Industry Insiders Work to Educate Potential Home Buyers during National Homeownership Month

Christopher Cox, the publisher and managing editor of realesavvy.com, says that June is a great month for African Americans to learn more about homeownership. June is...

Prepare to Prosper Part 2: Responsible Home Buying

Purchasing your first home could be another way to build your wealth. But lack of knowledge about the process may stop some from achieving their homeownership...

Prepare to Prosper Part 1: Improving your financial health

If you’re ready to financially prosper, join us for a multi-part financial series, Prepare To Prosper. In each article, we’ll discuss different ways to help increase...

Prepare to Prosper Part 2: Responsible Home Buying

Purchasing your first home could be another way to build your wealth. But lack of knowledge about the process may stop some from achieving their homeownership...

OP-ED: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney Fights Payday Regulations that Hurt Consumers

By Charlene Crowell (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Every day, American school children are taught about this country’s founding. Untold generations were taught that in a democracy, government...

Meet Cerita Battles: Senior Vice President and Head of Retail Diverse Segments for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

Cerita Battles is a Senior Vice President and Head of Retail Diverse Segments for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage.

Prepare to Prosper Part 1: Improving your financial health

If you’re ready to financially prosper, join us for a multi-part financial series, Prepare To Prosper. In each article, we’ll discuss different ways to help increase...