financial services industry – Black Enterprise

Trumpâ€™s Roll Back on Dodd-Frank Could Cripple Black Businesses and Borrowers

Carolyn M. BrownFebruary 11, 2017September 30, 2017

by Carolyn M. BrownFebruary 11, 2017September 30, 2017594

Donald Trump issued an Executive Order aimed at reducing several requirements in Dodd-Frank. President Barack Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection...

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Black Entrepreneurs File Lawsuits Against Mercantile Bank Corp

Janell HazelwoodOctober 23, 2015October 22, 2015

by Janell HazelwoodOctober 23, 2015October 22, 2015663

Entrepreneurs in the suit say Mercantile sought to increase minority lending but took a "zero tolerance approach" when borrowers sought to make arrangements for missed...

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$1.8 Billion Deal: BB&T Announces Plans to Buy National Penn

Janell HazelwoodAugust 18, 2015August 18, 2015

by Janell HazelwoodAugust 18, 2015August 18, 2015533

BB&T, a bank included on Black Enterprise's 2014 black corporate director's registry, will expand its presence in the mid-Atlantic region....

Events Women

Day 2: Mellody Hobson Talks Career Success and Being Unapologetically Black

Courtney ConnleyMarch 3, 2015January 16, 2019

by Courtney ConnleyMarch 3, 2015January 16, 2019842

Ariel Investments L.L.C. President Melody Hobson talks her journey to career success and being unapologetically black....

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This Day in History: Frederick Douglass Elected President of Freedman Bank and Trust

Janell HazelwoodFebruary 16, 2015September 28, 2017

by Janell HazelwoodFebruary 16, 2015September 28, 20172818

Bank was chartered by the U.S. government to guide the economic development of the newly freed African Americans after the Civil War....

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NYFW PHOTOS: Harlem’s Fashion Row Talks Fashion & Finance

Janell HazelwoodSeptember 7, 2014November 14, 2017

by Janell HazelwoodSeptember 7, 2014November 14, 2017437

RECAP: Harlem's Fashion Row hosted a 2014 "Fashion and Finance" luncheon, sponsored by Prudential, in New York City during Fashion Week....

Entrepreneurship

BE 100s Billion-Dollar Club: Lessons from Top-Earning Black Business

Derek T. DingleAugust 4, 2014November 14, 2017

by Derek T. DingleAugust 4, 2014November 14, 20174841

Over the past four decades, only eight black-owned companies have surpassed $1 billion in revenues. Meet the companies that made it into that exclusive BE...