This post originally appeared on Sisters from AARPBlack folks often face a host of credit challenges stemming from lower incomes, discrimination, a lack of knowledge about credit scoring and more....
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Source - CFPBThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule laying out when digital marketing providers for financial firms must comply with federal consumer financial protection law. Digital...
Credit card bills to pay. Student loans outstanding. A big mortgage or car note. Sky-high medical bills. Family members that seem to always need loans or cash gifts. Does any...
All across the country, Americans with financial concerns are worried about three big challenges: inflation, higher interest rates and the economic fallout from a recession. Although it’s easy to get caught...
We’d always heard that teen drivers cause car insurance costs to surge dramatically, but this was a doozy – right amid a time of raging inflation and higher prices for...
Source - SEC.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWashington D.C., Aug. 1, 2022 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged 11 individuals for their roles in creating and promoting Forsage, a fraudulent crypto...
https://vimeo.com/735493699 The U.S. economy shrank by 0.9% in the second quarter of 2022 — so America is technically in a recession. Historically, the technical definition of a recession has been...
I've been a long time fan of Beyonce. So when she dropped her long-awaited seventh studio album, Renaissance, the lead single called “Break My Soul” quickly became mine as well...
I’m doing a lot of TV interviews on how to handle stock market volatility, depending on your goals and time in the market. Here are my thoughts…
With the new tax filing deadline looming, I stopped into Black News Channel’s “BNC Live” to discuss the upsides of joint filings and the disadvantages of filing solo. To kick...
With tax season upon us, millions of Americans are expecting sizable refunds. But there’s no consensus on the best ways to put that money to work. I stopped into PIX 11 in...
Over the past year, consumer prices have surged an astonishing 7% – the fastest pace in nearly four decades. Rising prices can be attributed to a thriving economy paired with...
Are you confused about cryptocurrency? Baffled by digital assets? Or just curious to better understand some of the lingo you hear people using when referencing Bitcoin, blockchain or other things...
When the hosts of the Morningstar, Inc. podcast, The Long View, asked me to discuss the wealth gap and my own financial story, they probably didn't know I was going to...
Here's the most personal essay I've ever written about my life and upbringing in a family that struggled economically. It's a side of The Money Coach few people know, including...
A lack of income makes it hard to cover your expenses, which can cause your credit score to fall. But there are ways to preserve it, even if you are...
The tragic murder of George Floyd (#GeorgeFloyd) highlighted the heinous reality of racism, police brutality, and the legacy of racial violence in America. If we're going to truly address this...
Happy October! Did you know that October is National Financial Planning Month? That means it’s a great time to think about your financial future, and how you can improve it....
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