by Christina Hughes Babb | Feb 23, 2021 | Diversity
Black Americans own a disproportionately small number of homes in each of the country’s 50 most populated metropolitan areas, according to a study authored by LendingTree’s Chief Economist and VP Tendayi Kapfidze. People of color face frequent setbacks...
by Christina Hughes Babb | Feb 2, 2021 | Diversity
American Mortgage Diversity Council recently hosted a panel of experts in workplace diversity and inclusion on a webinar entitled “How D&I Directly Impacts Health and Growth. Whether you’re starting at square one of D&I initiatives, or have...
by Christina Hughes Babb | Jan 29, 2021 | Diversity
In what the Treasury Department is calling a “historic vote,” the Senate, confirmed Janet Yellen as the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department. In what the Treasury Department is calling a “historic vote,” the Senate, confirmed Janet Yellen...
by Christina Hughes Babb | Jan 29, 2021 | Diversity, Eviction and Foreclosure
Marcia Fudge appeared Thursday before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs as a Biden-Harris administration nominee to serve as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The 68-year-old faced a few challenging questions from...
by Christina Hughes Babb | Jan 29, 2021 | Diversity
President Joe Biden Tuesday issued a string of executive actions related to racial equality; those included a directive to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to examine the effects of the September 24, 2020, rule entitled “HUD’s Implementation of...