WASHINGTON INFORMER — For more than a decade, economists, lawmakers and others have heralded the nation’s economy. Often citing how unemployment has declined as new jobs have...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Financial security can often feel like a tug of war with earnings and income on one side and the cost...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist On August 1, the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization began a journey that will cover 860 miles...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist This week in Houston, the nation’s oldest minority professional real estate trade association held its 68th annual convention. Founded in...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Money and credit are two items that affect nearly everyone. We earn, spend and sometimes save money. But it seems...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will provide $32 million in relief to consumers who were caught in a maze of...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Consumers harmed by Green Tree Servicing, LLC, a major mortgage servicer, won an important victory. Joint enforcement actions by the...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Financially-troubled Corinthian Colleges, once one of the nation’s largest for-profit colleges, has a new financial hurdle: a $30 million fine....
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Although arbitration is often associated with labor unions, millions of consumers are also affected by it and don’t even know...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Financial stress can feel like a lonely struggle. But according to a new report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist As the annual, month-long Black History observance begins, now is a timely moment to reflect on the journey that previous...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Although a series of civil rights laws were enacted in the 1960s, in the 21st Century many of these victories...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist About 800,000 homeowners whose mortgages were backed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) could save $900 annually on mortgage costs,...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Anyone who has been to an emergency room, out-patient clinic or undergone a series of medical tests knows how it...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist The groundswell for criminal justice reform has become nearly daily headline news. Demonstrations spanning the nation and many parts of...
