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**FILE** United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (Kjetil Ree, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Financial Literacy

Judge Orders HUD to Release $32M in Fair Housing Funds

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer August 8, 2025August 8, 2025

**FILE** President Donald J. Trump signs executive orders on Jan. 20, 2025. (Courtesy of the White House)

Financial Literacy

A Brutal — Not Beautiful Bill — Cuts CFPB Funding in Half

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer July 17, 2025July 17, 2025

people holding a key

Financial Literacy

Harvard Housing Report Shows Black Homeownership Gains Have Halted Since 2023

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer July 1, 2025July 7, 2025

stack of dollar bills on marble surface

Financial Literacy

Pell Grants in Peril: 7 Million Recipients Face $9 Billion Program Cut

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer June 19, 2025June 30, 2025

for sale direction sign in hand

Financial Literacy

As Housing Costs Go Up, HUD Proposes 51% Budget Cut

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer June 12, 2025June 12, 2025

**FILE** The entrance to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's headquarters in Washington, D.C. (G. Edward Johnson, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Financial Literacy

House Committee Votes to Strip CFPB’s Victim Compensation Fund

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer May 15, 2025May 23, 2025

**FILE** Linda McMahon (Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

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Fiscal 2026 Budget Plan Cuts and Guts Education Dollars and Programs

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer May 8, 2025May 8, 2025

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Financial Literacy

MBDA Cuts Leave Only 3 Staff; $436B in CDFI Affordable Capital Also at Risk

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer April 17, 2025April 18, 2025

**FILE** The entrance to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's headquarters in Washington, D.C. (G. Edward Johnson, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Financial Literacy

Senate Gives Big Banks $21B Gift From Consumers’ Wallets

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer April 3, 2025April 3, 2025

photo of empty class room

Financial Literacy

Plans to Shutter Education Department Add to Financial Aid Confusion

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer March 20, 2025March 20, 2025