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USDA to begin paying off loans of minority farmers in June 05/21/2021 05:40pm • Minority farmers who for decades have faced systemic discrimination will begin to receive debt relief beginning in early June under what Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack called Friday one of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation in decades. In an op-ed piece published Friday in US April US home sales fell as low inventory pushed up prices 05/21/2021 11:23am • Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell for the third straight month in April as the number of properties for sale hit a record low, driving prices to new highs. Existing home sales fell 2.7% last month from March to a seasonally-adjusted rate of 5.85 million annualized units, the National Ass Sri Lanka OKs commission to oversee Chinese-built port city 05/21/2021 03:13am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Parliament on Thursday passed a law installing a powerful economic commission to administer a huge Chinese luxury oceanside development after altering elements of the bill ruled unconstitutional by the country’s top court. The bill to create the Colombo Po Council approves additional funding for Prince George's Co.'s home buyer assistance program 05/20/2021 09:25pm • The Prince George's County Council approved more funding this week for a program that provides zero-interest loans to help people buy their first home in the county. The council approved $761,553 in funding to continue Pathway to Purchase, which has been around since 2017. First-time home buye Biden directs US to mitigate financial risk from climate 05/20/2021 07:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is directing federal agencies to develop a comprehensive strategy to identify and manage financial risks to government and the private sector posed by climate change. An executive order Biden issued Thursday calls for concrete steps to mitigate climate risks, Serie A winner Inter secures $336M finance deal with Oaktree 05/20/2021 02:44pm • MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan secured a financing deal with Oaktree Capital on Thursday that will see the American investment fund purchase a minority stake in the Serie A club and give the newly-crowned Italian champion a much-needed loan. Inter did not provide details of the deal but will reportedly US average mortgage rates rise; 30-year loan at 3% 05/20/2021 12:09pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Mortgage rates rose this week, pushing the benchmark 30-year home loan to the 3% mark for the first time since mid-April. Signs continued of the economy’s recovery from the pandemic recession and a burst of inflation rattled stock markets. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Th Shkodran Mustafi among 10 to leave relegated Schalke 05/20/2021 05:27am • GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — World Cup-winning defender Shkodran Mustafi is among 10 players who will leave relegated Bundesliga club Schalke in a clearout at the end of the season. Schalke said Thursday that Mustafi is one of four players with expiring contracts that won't be renewed. The German What Is a Rapid Rescore and How Does It Work? 05/20/2021 12:00am • Your credit score is a crucial factor in determining your interest rate on a mortgage, and even a small rate decrease can save you thousands of dollars over the life of the loan. Typically, improving your credit score takes months. But with rapid rescoring, you can achieve your goal in just a few d Creditors of Thai Airways approve reorganization plan 05/19/2021 08:38pm • BANGKOK (AP) — Creditors of Thai Airways International holding 91.56% of the airline’s debt have approved a business reorganization plan, the company announced Wednesday in a filing to the Stock Exchange of Thailand. The plan, including three amendments added in consultation with the creditors, Complaint alleges discrimination in woman's home appraisals 05/19/2021 05:34pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A housing discrimination complaint filed by a Black Indianapolis homeowner alleges that appraisers' valuations of her home more than doubled after she removed items that identified her race and asked a white male friend to be there during an appraisal. Carlette Duffy and the Fa Willock scores again as Newcastle beats Sheffield Utd 1-0 05/19/2021 03:31pm • NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Midfielder Joe Willock became the youngest player to score in six successive Premier League games as he gave Newcastle a 1-0 win over last-place Sheffield United on Wednesday. Willock headed home a cross from Jacob Murphy just before halftime against already-relegated Uni American Siebatcheu acquired by Young Boys from Rennes 05/19/2021 03:15pm • American forward Jordan Siebatcheu has been acquired by the Swiss club Young Boys on a permanent transfer from France's Rennes. Siebatcheu went on loan to Young Boys from Rennes last September, and the 25-year-old born in Washington, D.C., has 12 goals in 32 league matches this season and 15 goals i ECB sees elevated risks to financial stability in Europe 05/19/2021 09:30am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank says risks to the stability of companies, banks and financial markets remain “elevated” due to the uneven impact of the pandemic on the economy, warning that the eventual removal of relief measures could lead to a surge in bankruptcies. The E How to ease out of mortgage forbearance, avoid foreclosure 05/19/2021 08:16am • American homeowners were given more opportunity to hit pause on their mortgage payments because of the financial ravages of the pandemic, but that relief is slowly coming to an end. About 3 million people are behind on their mortgage, the most at any time since the Great Recession, according to the