Top Stories + Your Money Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 18, 2009
New Study Demonstrates Hidden Credit Card Fees Take From the Poor and Give to the Rich – The report found that through imposing swipe fees on every transaction paid by plastic and requiring those fees to be buried in prices to consumers, the credit card industry ensures that the top 10% of Americans get $354 million in frills while the bottom tier pays $669 million more than they should.
October 29, 2009
New Study Shows that for Latinos in NYC, The Recession is a Depression
September 24, 2009
Half of New Latino Immigrants to U.S. Send Money Abroad :: U.S.-born Latinos are much less likely to send remittances, unless they report being religious
September 15, 2009
Hispanics Face Higher Cancer Risk from Breathing Household Chemicals – 5 times the rate of others living in the same cities thanks to inexpensive deodorizers and moth repellents
September 10, 2009
Census: 40 million in U.S. now live in poverty – 23.2% for Hispanics live in poverty
August 24, 2009
Unemployment in California hits post-World War II high – In July, Latino unemployment rate hit 12.7%, dwarfing the white jobless rate of 9.5%
August 18, 2009
Unemployment In New England Highest Among Latinos – Unemployment among Latino men has tripled since 2007.
July 13, 2009
Payday lenders are nearly eight times more concentrated in California’s Black and Latino neighborhoods as compared to white neighborhoods, draining these communities of $247 million in payday loan fees.
June 25, 2009
MetroPCS is First North American Carrier to Offer Unlimited International Calling for $5 per Month – including Mexico and South America
June 15, 2009
Computer ‘raid’ in Vernon leaves factory workers devastated – No immigration agents descended on Overhill Farms, a major food-processing plant in Vernon. No one was arrested or deported. There were no frantic scenes of desperate workers fleeing la migra through the gritty streets of the industrial suburb southeast of downtown Los Angeles. For more than 200 Overhill workers, however, the effect was devastating: All lost steady jobs last month
March 11, 2009
A California company wants its customers to feel as comfortable using self-serve money transfer machines as they do using ATMs. San Bruno, Calif.-based Nexxo Financial Corp.’s technology allows immigrants to send money home via automated teller-type machines to bank branches and pickup centers in Latin America.
March 3, 2009
More than 30,000 public employees will lose their jobs soon in Puerto Rico, the island’s new governor has announced.
January 28, 2009
Latino, black homeownership rates falling
January 21, 2009
Salvadorans living abroad sent home about $3.8 billion last year, an increase of 2.5 percent despite the global economic turmoil.
January 16, 2009
Hispanics and the Economic Downturn: Housing Woes and Remittance Cuts – Pew Hispanic Report
December 17, 2008
Products Marketed to Latinos Can Be More Expensive
September 12, 2008
The Bush administration needs an extra $400 million to complete its fence along the country’s southwestern border, and government investigators say that may not even be enough to finish construction by the end of this year.
August 17, 2008
U.S., Mexican states may charge to cross border
July 29, 2008
Many African-American and Latino Families in Danger of Falling Out of Middle Class, According To New Report – 80% of Latino middle-class families are on shaky financial ground
July 21, 2008
Illegal immigrants spurn benefits – Fear of immigration agents means available resources go unclaimed
June 17, 2008
U.S. cars swarm Tijuana gas stations
June 11, 2008
How Desperate Homeowners Got Caught Up in an Alleged Scam – California
June 10, 2008
Texans head across the border to save on gasoline
June 5, 2008
Pew Hispanic Center Report: Latino Labor Report, 2008: Construction Reverses Job Growth for Latinos
June 4, 2008
Massachusetts sues H & R Block over its mortgage unit’s lending practices – The complaint alleges that the sub-prime division discriminated against black and Latino borrowers.
May 28, 2008
Hispanic women face wage gap compared with others in the U.S. – Legal status, education level and language barrier can impact pay
May 13, 2008
For Hispanics in U.S., a dream is going sour – (along with the economic downturn – dare I say ‘recession’)
May 8, 2008
For some U.S. troops, economic stimulus check is not in mail – REBATE BYPASSES THOSE WITH FOREIGN SPOUSES
April 30, 2008
Fewer Latino Immigrants Sending Money Home – Only 50 percent of some 18.9 million Latino immigrants in this country now send money regularly to relatives in their home countries, compared with 73 percent two years ago, the survey found.
April 25, 2008
Shortchanging phone cards probed
April 15, 2008
Illegal immigrants pay billions in taxes
April 13, 2008
Remittances over phones may challenge border policies
April 9, 2008
Realty tightens standards for its Hispanic customers
March 31, 2008
More Hispanics retiring to native homelands – Drawn by a lower cost of living, increasing numbers of Hispanic retirees are leaving the United States to return to Latin America — what sociologists call `the salmon phenomenon.’ – One in 10 Hispanics between 40 and 74 is seriously considering returning to their homeland
March 24, 2008
Latino homebuyers face uphill battle in effort to keep homes
February 14, 2008
University of California-Berkeley study shows strong support for cross-border health insurance between the U.S. and Mexico
January 15, 2008
Study: Minorities’ ’dream’ foreclosed – The subprime-mortgage crisis will cost black and Hispanic homeowners up to $256 billion – the worst financial hit for minorities in modern U.S. history, a new study finds.
January 7, 2008
Unemployment Continues to Rise – Hispanic Males Feel the Impact – HispanicBusiness.com
November 26, 2007
Immigrants Create Almost a Quarter of New York State Economic Output ($229 billion) – Fiscal Policy Institute Report: Immigrants in New York State
October 26, 2007
Mexicans Miss Money From Relatives Up North
October 20, 2007
San Diego County remittances to Mexico hit $1.1 billion
October 16, 2007
The Tap Is Closing – Immigration and unemployment are affecting how much money is being sent from the US, which is doing severe damage to Latin American economies which depend on these remittances.
October 14, 2007
Mortgage crisis has hit Latinos especially hard
September 19, 2007
Older Hispanics Rely on Social Security as Primary Source of Retirement Income
September 18, 2007
Quietly living American dream – No laws broken as illegal immigrants obtain loans, buy homes- Boston
September 16, 2007
In a report to Congress that’s certain to generate controversy, a new Federal Reserve study concedes credit scores vary “substantially” among different racial and ethnic groups.
September 11, 2007
Rising US unemployment is reducing remittance flows to Latin America
August 21, 2007
Pew Hispanic Center Report: 1995 – 2005: Foreign-Born Latinos Make Progress on Wages – Wages rise for foreign-born Latinos
August 13, 2007
In Fundraisings Murky Corners – Candidates See Little of Millions Collected by Linda Chavez’s Family
August 9, 2007
Fewer Mexican Immigrants Are Sending Money Back Home, Bank Says
July 24, 2007
THE TOMÃS RIVERA POLICY INSTITUTE RELEASES SUMMARY FINDINGS ON THE UNRECOGNIZED AND RISING AFFLUENCE OF LATINOS
July 12, 2007
Quinces fit for a queen – S.W. Florida businesses responding to growing demand for expensive, elegant traditional Hispanic coming-of-age parties
June 13, 2007
Chase sets free Mexico money transfers in NY area
June 11, 2007
Poll finds fewer blacks, Hispanics saving for retirement
April 30, 2007
Mobile Remittances Create New Banking Model
April 13, 2007
Latino buying to shape future
Foreclosure Wave Said to Hit Latinos Hard
April 8, 2007
Tax Prep Chains Attract Immigrants
April 5, 2007
Forclosure protection sought for those with high-risk loans
April 2, 2007
Lenders giving Latino market more attention
March 26, 2007
Foreclosure Wave Bears Down on Immigrants
March 25, 2007
Beauty products for minorities move to front shelves
March 19, 2007
Language skills build up job safety – LeapFrog-based system offers Spanish-speaking workers a way to learn industry-specific English words, expressions
March 18, 2007
Subprime markets decline puts thousands of Massachusetts homes at risk
Hispanics American dream hit by mortgage crisis
March 14, 2007
The Savings Game by Humberto Cruz : Emergency-fund ideas needed
February 22, 2007
Whirlpool taps into Latino traditions – STOVE FEATURES COMAL AND BILINGUAL CONTROLS
January 25, 2007
Study: Wealthier minorities get high-cost loans – Massachusetts – (this is unacceptable and wrong!)
January 14, 2007
Blacks, Hispanics carry more debt
January 10, 2007
Arizona Court Rules in Favor of Western Union on Money Transfers (supporting Hispanics sending money home to Mexico)
December 20, 2006
Study Predicts Foreclosure for 1 in 5 Subprime Loans
