The New York Times: Detailed new national maps show how neighborhoods shape children for life
Some places lift children out of poverty. Others trap them there. Now cities are trying to do something about the difference.
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Some places lift children out of poverty. Others trap them there. Now cities are trying to do something about the difference.
Central bank may change criteria it uses to apply some of its capital, liquidity rules for biggest U.S. lenders.
Wall Street Journal: Fed rethinks how to define a big bank Read More »
With her venture firm, Backstage Capital, and a new $36 million fund for black female founders, Arlan Hamilton is changing entrepreneurship in the U.S.
How grassroots study groups, nonprofit fellowships and municipal fiscal support conspire to seed the cooperative ecosystem, particularly for people of color.
Next City: Worker co-ops catch on in Philadelphia Read More »
The American Housing and EconomicMobility Act addresses the lingering effects of housing discrimination, the growing housing crisis, and the policies that have held back so many Americans.
If the Great Recession was 10 years ago, why does it feel like it was yesterday? Millennials share their stories of how their lives are still affected by last decade’s financial crisis. Here’s 5.
Buzzfeed News: Here’s how millennial’s lives were changed by the recession 10 years ago Read More »
Incidences of fake comments delivered to the government to boost support for a particular regulatory position have become epidemic.
With $45 billion in annual funding over 10 years, the progressive senator is proposing a solution that would fund a massive investment in creating more affordable housing.
Fast Company: Elizabeth Warren has a plan to help end the housing crisis Read More »
While much in the OCC’s initial draft raises concerns, there is an opportunity to take a good, but incomplete law and make it better.
American Banker: OCC should improve CRA, not gut it Read More »
White borrowers pay down their education debt at a rate of 10 percent a year, compared with 4 percent for black borrowers, a study finds.
CNBC: Racial wealth inequality is worsened by student debt, study finds Read More »
Government should help low-income buyers and give cities incentives to boost housing construction.
Bloomberg: America needs to revive the American dream of homeownership Read More »
ISPs are painting over US broadband problems, and the FCC is letting it happen.
The Verge: How bad maps are ruining American broadband Read More »
More than half of all mortgages issued last year came from non-bank lenders, up from 9 percent in 2009 and higher than non-banks’ market share before the financial crisis.
Washington Post: Non-bank lenders are back and even bigger than before Read More »
The Markup, dedicated to investigating technology and its effect on society and racial biases, will be led by two former ProPublica journalists.
The New York Times: News site to investigate big tech, helped by Craigslist founder Read More »
Airbnb has sent a comment letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, asking it to allow the home-sharing company to give equity to its hosts.
Axios: Airbnb asks SEC to let it give hosts equity Read More »