Block Club Chicago: Chicago’s Last Black-Owned Bank Got Millions in Government Deposits – Then Had to Give Them Back
Crain’s Chicago Business: First Midwest buyer accused of home-lending discrimination as Fed mulls approval
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Nicklaus: Jefferson Bank finds itself in another fight, this time over buyer’s lending practices
St. Louis Business Journal: Consumer groups cite minority lending in opposition to merger of First Mid Bancshares, St. Louis-based parent of Jefferson Bank and Trust
Editorial: An urgent task for City Hall. Tackle the lending gap that holds back the South, West sides.
The Public’s Radio: As some states clamp down, Rhode Island still embraces payday lending with the equivalent of a triple-digit interest rate
