A group of consumer advocates and civil rights groups recently wrote Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, to stop this discriminatory practice at his dealerships. ...

BY CHARLENE CROWELL NNPA NEWS WIRE COLUMNIST   In recent months, this column has reported on a series of settlements reached between banks and finance companies with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Justice. All of the actions were taken to resolve claims of discrimination in auto lending. To date, over $200 million in fines and restitution have been made to car buyers of ...

Staples and Office Depot blasted the efforts to unravel their deal, saying in a joint statement the FTC move is based on a "flawed analysis and misunderstanding of the intense competitive landscape." They point to the FTC's own ...

Now, Yahoo is worth just over $30 billion. Since that includes the company's Alibaba and $8.5 billion Yahoo Japan stakes, investors have valued Yahoo's core business as essentially worthless. ...

Apple released the latest version of its mobile operating system last Wednesday, making this the fastest adoption rate ever, the company said in statement. ...

This is good for the business people of the world who demand reliable and consistent service. ...

What we have here is an agency that defies our constitution by ignoring our courts and writing its own laws in defiance of Congress. ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) introduced H.R. 3034, a bill to direct the U.S. Postmaster General to issue a commemorative postage stamp in honor of George Henry White, the last African American to serve in Congress until 1929. “George Henry White was a persistent and thoughtful advocate for his constituents and all African Americans,” said Congressman Butterfield. “He relent ...

BY HARRY ALFORD Without argument the sub-prime mortgage crisis was the most devastating economic attack against Black America in history. We saw it coming, but did nothing about it. Mainstream banks such as Wells Fargo showed no shame in fleecing Black communities. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (two government sponsored enterprises) strayed way off their charters and soaked up severe amounts of risk. It began ...

BY HARRY ALFORD The communications network of the National Black Chamber of Commerce has evolved along with the Internet. When we first started back in the late 1980s, we would write and print out letters through a pinwheel printer. To print out 50 copies of a letter would take about an hour. Then, we would mail the 50 letters and wait a couple of days for them to reach our database. Before long, we would d ...