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Viewpoint: Inequitable growth for the region doesn’t help anybody 03/30/2023 03:42pm • As a 30-year resident of the capital region, I have watched it grow and change immensely. Moving to D.C. to attend Howard University opened my eyes to the many opportunities in this region. After graduation, my first professional role was in a bank management program made up of individuals from di Gov't to start looking for bias in small business lending 03/30/2023 01:38pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Banks will need to start reporting the demographics and income of small business loan applicants under new rules published by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday. It's a move that policymakers hope will lead to less discrimination and more transparency in the small Average long-term mortgage rate at lowest level in six weeks 03/30/2023 12:34pm • The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate inched down this week to its lowest level in six weeks, just as the spring buying season gets underway. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the benchmark 30-year rate fell for the third straight week, to 6.32%, from 6.42% last wee Used car prices are surging. Here's why you should buy now 03/30/2023 11:25am • Well, it was nice while it lasted. For nearly a year, the average used vehicle in the United States had been edging toward affordable again for millions of people. The relief felt belated and relatively slight, but it was welcome nonetheless. From an eye-watering peak of $31,400 in April of last yea Pakistan ups security as 11 killed in Ramadan food stampedes 03/30/2023 10:54am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan on Thursday boosted security after 11 people were killed in stampedes at free wheat distribution centers for the poor since the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan last week, officials said. Cash-strapped Pakistan last week launched the initiative to distribute fr Should you buy now, pay later for your wedding? 03/30/2023 10:47am • As wedding season approaches, couples are booking venues, compiling guest lists and hiring a dizzying array of vendors — and they’re digging deep into their pockets to pay for it. The average U.S. wedding cost $30,000 in 2022, a $2,000 increase from 2021 , according to a study from wedding we Women's Conference Tournament Glances 03/30/2023 10:00am • Times EST (through March 11) Times EDT (March 12) America East Conference At Higher-Seeded Schools First Round Wednesday, March 1 Vermont 56, Bryant 49 UMBC 82, NJIT 71 Albany (NY) 59, Mass.-Lowell 51 Maine 64, Binghamton 54 Semifinals Sunday, March 5 Vermont 75, UMBC 63 Albany (NY) 72, Maine 64 Cha NCAA Conference Tournament Glances 03/30/2023 10:00am • Times EST (through March 11) Times EDT (March 12) America East Conference At Higher-Seeded Schools First Round Saturday, March 4 New Hampshire 67, Bryant 60 Mass.-Lowell 85, Maine 54 Vermont 84, NJIT 57 Binghamton 67, UMBC 65 Semifinals Tuesday, March 7 Mass.-Lowell 75, New Hampshire 64 Vermont 79, US revises down last quarter's economic growth to 2.6% rate 03/30/2023 09:47am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy maintained its resilience from October through December despite rising interest rates, growing at a 2.6% annual pace, the government said Thursday in a slight downgrade from its previous estimate. But consumer spending, which drives most of the economy's growth, Bank failures highlight declining deposits 03/30/2023 08:00am • Depositors have accelerated withdrawals amid recent bank failures and sharply rising interest rates, raising concerns about the industry's health and ability to withstand a crisis, experts says. Bank deposits fell by nearly $720 billion between the second and fourth quarters of 2022, leaving banks' California reparations amount, if any, left to politicians 03/29/2023 09:01pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The leader of California's first-in-the-nation reparations task force on Wednesday said it won't take a stance on how much the state should compensate Black residents whom economists estimate may be owed more than $800 billion for decades of over-policing, disproportionate inc Top Venezuela oil official pleads guilty to taking bribes 03/29/2023 08:55pm • MIAMI (AP) — The former general counsel for Venezuela’s state-owned oil company pleaded guilty in Miami federal court on money laundering charges Wednesday in connection to a conspiracy to siphon at least $550 million from state coffers through corrupt currency deals. As part of his plea agreem Officials warn of wildfire risk as Southwest US dries out 03/29/2023 08:05pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Snowcapped mountains in the Southwestern U.S. signal a possible delayed start to the wildfire season for some higher elevations, but officials in New Mexico and Arizona warned Wednesday that dry, windy conditions in other areas are increasing wildfire risks and prompting r San Diego Housing Market Forecast 03/29/2023 08:00pm • With its enviable weather and coastline, consistently strong job market and highly ranked universities, it's easy to become enraptured by San Diego and decide to move here. But with so many others feeling the same way, has California's second largest city become a victim of its own success? Defined How to Get a $2,000 Loan 03/29/2023 08:00pm • Cars break down, medical emergencies come up and unexpected payments rear their ugly heads. There are countless situations where you might need a specific amount of money in a pinch, and many can't cover the unexpected with emergency savings. If this happens to you, there are plenty of options for a