CFPB seeks rule on junk fees to put $9 billion back in consumers’ pockets
Junk fees are hidden and unexpected charges that are often not included in the initial or listed price of a transaction but are added on at the time of the payment. […]
Junk fees are hidden and unexpected charges that are often not included in the initial or listed price of a transaction but are added on at the time of the payment. […]
“They do not recognize me. I’m just some Black woman who wants to lend a hand. And that’s exactly what they perceive. I can’t imagine why they wouldn’t want to support a Black-owned business, but they clearly don’t.” […]
Eva Jane Bunkley is a celebrity makeup artist, award-winning filmmaker, and entrepreneur with nearly thirty years in the beauty industry. She has earned two Emmy awards, made time to pen a book on her success, and invented the Makeup Bullet®: HiDef Cosmetic Finger Sponge, which is one of four patents and trademarks she owns. […]
On January 19, Moody’s released its update on rental affordability, and concluded that “Rising mortgage rates caused many households to be priced out from home buying and would-be buyers to remain renters…Apartment demand surged as a result and drove rates sky high. As the disparity between rent growth and income growth widens, Americans’ wallets feel financial distress as wage growth trails rent growth.” […]
As a serial entrepreneur LaTanya Brooks coached countless aspiring entrepreneurs in developing their business acumen. She is now making her expertise more widely available through her online business course. […]
Aromas can be a powerful tool for uplifting moods, expressing oneself, and even as a signature scent for businesses. Utilizing this vast capacity of fragrances, the entrepreneurial father-daughter duo of NO- RYAN, Brian and Norah Watkis, has developed several signature scents and programs. […]
The National Alliance for Black Business is hosting The Black Business Breakfast and Press Conference to introduce the first-ever Black Business Enterprise Certification program and scorecard in the US for Black-owned businesses to compete for an estimated $100B in government and private supplier-diversity contracts. The breakfast starts at 8 a.m., with the press conference following at 9 a.m., on Friday, January 27, 2023, at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Orlando during The Annual World Conference of Mayors (WCM) and Historic Black Towns And Settlements Alliance (HBTAS) 2023 Collaboration Conference. […]
As 2023 begins, a key anti-financial discrimination initiative is expanding million-dollar penalties and the kinds of businesses found to violate fair lending laws. The Combatting Redlining Initiative that since 2021 has combined resources and efforts of the Department of Justice (DOJ), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is now holding a social media giant as well as another bank accountable for violations of fair credit and lending laws. […]
By Chris Katje Elon Musk arrives to the 2022 Met Gala Celebrating “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022, in New York City. Musk has expressed his […]
By Bibhu Pattnaik Anthony Scaramucci attends the 2022 Forbes Iconoclast Summit at New York Historical Society on November 03, 2022, in New York City. Scaramucci had been reluctant to refer to Bankman-Fried’s dealings within FTX […]
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