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A new study looks at how people cope with unplanned health-care expenses.
Justifying his latest executive order, he said that "so many people, friends of mine, with nice businesses” had trouble getting loans.
The month’s most interesting stories about money and economics from around the web
Many are hoping he’ll stick to his promises on cutting taxes and scrapping regulations. But they’re also worried about tweets.
The historian Eric Foner describes how profits from the slave trade helped fund the school formerly named King’s College.
“I think all indications are that people are going to get poorer under the Trump administration.”
Often, the banking options available for low-income Americans are all fundamentally flawed.
A claim filed on Wednesday alleges that the bank charged black and Hispanic homeowners higher rates for mortgages, amounting to "tens of millions" of dollars of illegal charges.
A comprehensive index from the World Economic Forum finds that for such a rich country, America isn't doing all that well at creating prosperity.
In his farewell address, the outgoing president touted his success and offered warnings for the future.
Not easily.
A CFPB investigation concluded that Transunion and Equifax deceived Americans about the reports they provided and the fees they charged.
The month’s most interesting stories about money and business from around the web
In addition to its holiday cheesiness and religious moralizing, the 1946 classic touches on financial themes that remain painfully relevant.
Such fees are billed as a service to consumers, but they do a lot of harm to the very people they purport to help.
The month’s most interesting stories about money and business from around the web
In recent years, the Treasury Department has made financial inclusion a priority. What’s to come?
Other major cities aren’t much better.
The president-elect has pledged tax reform and job creation—policies that should theoretically help poor and minority Americans. Will they?