New Orleans The press is making a big deal of Mel Watt’s comments as the chief housing regulator at the Federal Housing Finance Agency to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s convention in Vegas. He claims he has a new plan to loosen up the rules so that banks finally lend some money to first-time buyers and …
Category: Financial Justice
Bosses Intimidating Their Workers at the Ballot Box
New Orleans A lot of this is an old story, but there are enough new twists and turns that it settles disturbingly, especially if you care about democracy and understand the subtle things that can become significant in razor close elections with huge consequences. I know the freelance reporter and investigator, Spencer Woodman, who often …
Buc-ee’s versus QuikTrip: Business Model Wars
Little Rock Ok, a lot of you don’t drive at all. I’m starting to get that. Living in the USA, I often forget that until I’m out about the bigger world and regularly encounter people whose idea of a fast ride on the roads is a 2-wheel bicycle or who are trying to master driver’s …