By: Office of Vice President THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you, Epsteins, for hosting us and for all that you do in so many ways for so many people. There’s truly not much that any of us can do by ourselves. It really does take
By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Washington, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a legal interpretation to ensure that companies that use and share credit reports and background reports have a permissible purpose under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The CFPB’s new advisory
By: Claflin University announces that Bank of America will invest $500,000 to support the University’s Center for Social Justice and the Pathways From Prison Program. The Pathways From Prison Program is a historic collaboration between Claflin and the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) that
By: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Washington, D.C. – Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against the owner of a student-loan debt relief company for allegedly withdrawing hundreds of thousands of dollars from student borrowers’ bank accounts, without authorization. The CFPB alleges that Frank
By:Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Washington, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an order to terminate Upstart Network from its list of approved “no-action letters.” The CFPB had granted special regulatory treatment to Upstart by immunizing the lender from being charged with fair
By: Jana Woods JEFFERSON CITY, MO — Following a nationwide search, Lincoln University of Missouri has named Jeff Barlow as its vice president for administration and finance/chief financial officer (VPAF/CFO). In the role of Lincoln University VPAF/CFO, Barlow will be responsible for providing executive level direction and
By: Jana Woods JEFFERSON CITY, MO — Lincoln University of Missouri is the recipient of a $20,000 grant thanks to the Grow with Google Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Career Readiness Program, a partnership program between Google and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. The grant program is
By Ciara Walker Williams NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – When Dr. Lakisha L. Simmons graduated from Tennessee State University with a B.B.A. in Business Information Systems twenty years ago, she set out to live what she thought was the “American Dream” – until it
By: EMMANUEL FREEMAN A group of Tennessee State University students, along with the Women’s Center, hosted a financial literacy workshop on Feb. 15 to provide awareness and empower their peers. Titled “Bring Back Black Wall Street,” the workshop draws from the 2020 movie “Black Wall
By Tonya Dixon As conversations intensify regarding the nation’s racial wealth gap, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University looks to further educate students through the Chancellor’s Speaker Series, “Building Black Wealth,” Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, at 7 p.m. The virtual event will feature financier Mellody Hobson
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