A Small Banking Group Is Helping Kenyan Women Gain Financial Security
A savings and loan group that began in a Nairobi slum gives members economic empowerment, access to childcare, and education for their children.
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Inside the Struggling Effort to Bank the Indigenous Women of Mumbai
Despite a recent government initiative aimed at providing financial services to women in India, the populations most in need of assistance aren't seeing the benefits.
Closing the Global Gender Gap in Access to Financial Services
The percentage difference between women and men with bank accounts hasn't shifted in seven years. Experts say better products need to be made to address this problem.
Probing Into Wells Fargo’s Mortgage Practices
The scandal-ridden bank appears to have improperly charged fees to customers from Los Angeles to Oregon.
Will Wells Fargo Really Change Its Culture and Start Serving Black and Brown Homebuyers Fairly?
Wells Fargo is atoning for its fake account scandal by loaning $60 billion to African-American homeowners, but years of reverse redlining lawsuits underscore just how deep the problems at the bank go.
Can Black-Owned Banks Survive a Digital Economy?
Almost a year after the #BankBlack campaign first began, will black-owned backs be able to sustain the momentum and attract younger clienteles?
With Financial Liberty and Social Justice for All
It’s time to renew the social contract between government and the financial sector. By Sade Bruce (Photo: Ian…
Prepaid Debit Card Users Are About to Get New Protections
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced new protections for users of prepaid debit cards. Will they do enough?…
When News Really Does Happen to an Editor
How ProPublica’s top editor failed to recognize that his personal experience with a mysterious bank fee was part…
Struggling to Stay Nourished in a Banking Desert
Ensuring physical bank branches are in low-income communities is critical for their fiscal health. By Terri Friedline &…