The Native American home loan market is underserved. There are two types of home loan programs for Native Americans that are guaranteed by the government. This article will take an in-depth look at these Native American home loans, the requirements, and who is eligible. Rate Search: Check Today’s Mortgage Rates …
Read More »Janet Yellen is poised to become Treasury secretary in a Biden cabinet — and here’s what that means for cash-strapped American families
In 2014, three months into her four-year tenure leading the Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen was trying to draw an important link for investors, policy makers and community development leaders. “Although we work through financial markets, our goal is to help Main Street, not Wall Street. By keeping interest rates low, …
Read More »Coronavirus update: CDC says nearly 300,000 excess American deaths have occurred during pandemic
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus illness COVID-19 rose above 221,000 on Wednesday, according to data aggregated by Johns Hopkins University, as the nation’s leading public health agency said almost 300,000 Americans have died during the pandemic, including fatalities that would not have happened without the virus. In a …
Read More »Study: As American Homes Get Bigger, Apartments Shrink
Single-family homes are getting bigger, but apartments are getting smaller, according to a new study. (DepositPhotos) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our houses have taken additional roles as places of work, learning and exercising. But how many of us actually have a home big enough to comfortably support these activities? …
Read More »Key Words: ‘COVID has reduced to tatters the illusion of American exceptionalism,’ anthropologist writes in Rolling Stone op-ed
“ “In a dark season of pestilence, COVID has reduced to tatters the illusion of American exceptionalism. At the height of the crisis, with more than 2,000 dying each day, Americans found themselves members of a failed state, ruled by a dysfunctional and incompetent government largely responsible for death rates …
Read More »: British American Tobacco reports first-half profit rises despite volume decline
(FILES) This file photo taken on September 25, 2014 shows a packet of Camel cigaretes taken in Paris. joel saget/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images British American Tobacco said its first-half profit edged higher, as sales of higher-priced items and cost cuts offset a fall in volume. British American Tobacco BATS, +1.11% BTI, …
Read More »American Tragedy Documentary
Do you remember when the Columbine high school shooting happened? It was 1999, so I’m sure some of you reading were too young to be aware yet. There were so many essays and op-eds in the months following the shooting, suggesting that the parents of the shooters must have known …
Read More »American businesses are tapping their credit lines at the fastest pace ever
As business activity jerked to a halt in March, American companies began using the credit lines they took out from banks to stay afloat. The chart above shows the week-over-week changes in usage of what’s known as “commercial and industrial loans,” and as BCA Research analysts commented in a Tuesday …
Read More »The New York Post: Delta, American Airlines will suspend flights to Milan amid coronavirus outbreak
Delta and American Airlines will suspend all U.S. flights to Milan in the wake of an elevated travel warning issued over the spreading coronavirus, the companies announced this weekend. Delta DAL, -4.27% said Sunday that it will halt flights between the U.S. to Italy’s financial capital until early May. …
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