by Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
Gift-givers hoping to splurge this holiday season despite the pinch of high inflation have an easy option: buy now,...
by Charlene Crowell
For New PIttsburgh Courier
(NNPA)—As the final days of the 2020 election season drew to a close, major media across the nation focused...
by Charlene Crowell
(NNPA)—A June 29 U.S. Supreme Court split decision represents a major setback to both the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the...
One day after saying she wants President Donald Trump’s new chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, to testify before her committee about his work overhauling...
As a journalist and political commentator, who covers issues important to the African American community and other marginalized communities, I have taken on powerful...
With new car prices meeting or surpassing many consumers’ incomes, the vast majority of people finance their car purchases. On an annual basis, according...
(NNPA)—In the aftermath of a recent report that found the lack of student loan servicing standards and information on monies owed, two U.S. Senators...
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Still reeling from the Great Recession, middle class Blacks are maintaining their status by using credit to help cover their basic...
(NNPA)—Just in time for the holiday season, three federal regulators have taken two separate actions against payday lending. One seeks to remedy outrageous wrongdoing...
(NNPA)—Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has delivered his mandatory semi-annual report to Congress. For consumers, the good news is that...