(CBS News) – Americans increasingly are falling behind on their auto and student loans, new figures from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York show (see chart...
Erika Rawes, USA TODAY (USA Today)—The end of the year is a busy time: People have the holiday season to prepare for, the New Year,...
(New York Times) – In the netherworld of consumer debt, there are zombies: bills that cannot be killed even by declaring personal bankruptcy. Tens of thousands...
by Lynette Holloway Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward-Times It’s no secret that African Americans face unique challenges to their financial security that are...
(National Monitor) – Middle-class individuals throughout the United States have a median of just $20,000 total saved for retirement, compared to the $250,000 necessary to sustain...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Did you notice that some stores are already touting Christmas sales? They are encouraging people to start buying for Christmas now. ...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Remember the old movies where the outlaws robbed banks for a living, or the gangsters did “bank jobs” as they moved...
ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The penalty for using an ATM that is not affiliated with your bank rose 5 percent over...
(USA Today) – No idea is more central to Americans’ outlook than the American dream — the belief that with hard work and the freedom...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Each year the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University assesses the nation’s housing outlook. The just-released The State of the Nation’s...
