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The rise of buy now, pay later products, which often aren’t reported to credit bureaus, could affect borrowers’ ability to buy a home and sustain homeownership.
The Pandemic Is Threatening Latino Entrepreneurship, but Local Leaders Can Help Small businesses are a key path for building wealth and closing the racial wealth gap, but the pandemic is threatening Latino entrepreneurs.22 Million Renters and Owners of Manufactured Homes Are Mostly Left Out of Pandemic Assistance Occupants of manufactured homes work in industries and occupations that are most vulnerable to COVID-19.What Types of Hospitals and Areas Received the First Round of High-Impact COVID-19 Funding? A new analysis found that the first round of high-impact payments generally, but not always, correlated with the prevalence of COVID-19 rates.Six Facts You Should Know about Current Mortgage Forbearances More data can help policymakers better understand how to support homeowners during the pandemic.How Transportation Planners Can Advance Racial Equity and Environmental Justice Three ways that transportation agencies can more deeply involve environmental justice communities in transportation planning.COVID-19’s Disproportionate Effects on Children of Color Will Challenge the Next Generation Rapid and expansive cross-sector action could help narrow the racial and ethnic disparities among young people.