Color Of Money

Local officials across the Commonwealth, faced with a greater demand for services as state funding declines, should check to see if their governments may be owed unclaimed property, PA Treasurer Rob McCord reminded municipal leaders today as he returned more than $49,000 to Montgomery County.

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The Philadelphia Housing Authority and Wells Fargo Bank encouraged PHA residents and others to take advantage of market conditions and prepare themselves for homeownership. Their message is that, despite the economic downturn…

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SunTrust Mortgage has agreed to pay $21 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in its lending practices against Hispanics and African Americans. This is the second-largest fair lending settlement ever obtained by the U.S. Department of Justice.

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The Philadelphia Housing Authority has taken another step into the future with the grand opening of its first high-performance, LEED-certified green development, the new Norris Apartments. This dedication ceremony is little more than a year after the wrecking ball demolished the outdated high rise.

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Cable industry veteran Monica Neal has been named senior vice president of public relations of TV One, effective Monday, June 25. In this role, she will lead and manage all of TV One’s communications and public relations, public affairs, talent relations, viewer services and investor relations.

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As students approach the end of the school year, parents are recognizing their child is one year closer to higher education – and the bills associated with it. State Treasurer Rob McCord today reminded families they can prepare for future higher education costs now with…

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Mayor Michael A. Nutter has appointed Jamira Burley, former chairperson of the Philadelphia Youth Commission, as executive director. The Youth Commission is a panel of 21 young Philadelphians between the ages of 12 and 23 appointed by the Mayor and City Council.

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When these farmers filed their class-action lawsuit in the mid-1990s (Pigford vs. Glickman), they were but acting on what had been known for decades. Namely, that Blacks had always been systematically discriminated against by the USDA.

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Philadelphia’s African American salon owners and stylists understand the benefits of business networking can provide with everything from starting a business to expanding one. Strategically they have begun to meet with colleagues and industry professionals, and then cultivate those relationships…

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Chase Card Services, a division of JPMorgan Chase & Co., awarded The Delaware Financial Literacy Institute (DFLI) with an $82,000 grant to support an educational program focused on expanding the financial literacy of local teachers and the students they serve.

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