By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist New research by the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) finds that consumers of color still report paying higher interest rates...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist More good news keeps coming for consumers in early 2014. On the heels of new mortgage rules that took effect...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist As higher education costs continue to increase faster than most consumers’ income, college loan debt has now topped $1.2 trillion....
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Just in time for the holiday season, three federal regulators have taken two separate actions against payday lending. One seeks...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Although most Sunday school children are warned against the “love of money,” by adulthood it is the lack of it that...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), has delivered his mandatory semi-annual report to Congress. For consumers, the...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist A new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) found that many of the same types of loan servicing problems...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist An adage advises that one man’s pain is another man’s gain. As consumers nationwide struggle to recover financially from the Great...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist As part of the 43rd annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Conference, the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) unveiled new...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Payday loans – the small loans that come with big fees and triple-digit annual interest rates – pose serious threats to...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist In the aftermath of more than 2.5 million foreclosures, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is now offering a homeownership program that...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist In the midst of varying proposals for housing reform, civil rights leaders are publicly calling for lawmakers to keep mortgage lending...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist As more Baby Boomers continue to retire, a new research report has found that the nation is facing a trillion dollar...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist According to a new research report, America’s racial wealth gaps will persist until public policy reforms provide every family the...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist A century ago, the prevalence of public transportation enabled many Americans to take a bus or trolley car to work,...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist The recent joint announcement by two key federal regulators believed a negotiated agreement with 10 mortgage servicing firms would help...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist According to findings from the Center for Responsible Lending’s newest report, The State of Lending in America and Its Impact on...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist In the first report of its kind, the Center for Responsible Lending has examined consumer lending markets across-the-board and found that...
