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WASHINGTON — When will discrimination die? I keep hoping there will come a time when the color of my skin doesn’t dictate how I’m treated – especially as I shop for loans.But that day has yet to come. Once when I was buying a car, I asked the salesman to give me a quote on the interest rate were I to take the dealer’s financing. At the time, the average rate for a used auto loan was about 5 percent. I had good income and exceptional credit scores. After pulling my credit report, the salesman said he could offer me 10 percent. “That’s awfully high,” I said. (The salesman didn’t know I had already been pre-approved through my credit union for a rate of about 4 percent.) I suspected what was happening. I had reported on class-action lawsuits brought against auto-finance firms alleging they allowed dealers to charge interest-rate “markups” to black and Latino customers more frequently, and at significantly higher rates, than … [Read more...] about Michelle Singletary: Faceless borrowing biased, too

REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT Developer proposes unique partnership to access bondsPortland’s regional bus system is considering an unusual proposal that would give the developer of a Westbrook complex access to millions in tax-free bond money and potentially increase transit ridership and revenue. Greater Portland Metro is reviewing a long-term lease of new streets, sidewalks and other transportation infrastructure planned in Rock Row, a sprawling retail, entertainment and residential development. Waterstone Properties Group of Massachusetts, the company behind the proposal, needs a public or nonprofit agency to lease its planned road system to get $16.3 million in tax-exempt bonds it has requested through the Finance Authority of Maine. Waterstone would pay Metro to lease its property and the bus service would help design a future transportation network in the 66-acre development. Read the story. Working waterfront proponents launch petition drive Dozens of fishermen, their … [Read more...] about Week in review: Working waterfront proponents launch petition drive

SUNDAYNew Life Toastmasters — 2:30-3:30 p.m., Library 21c, 1175 Chapel Hills Drive; Anthony, [email protected] Leaders Advanced Toastmasters — 6:30-8:15 p.m., Rockrimmon Library Branch, 832 Village Center Drive; Deb Horowitz, 466-3652.MONDAYGo and Grow Networking — Noon-1 p.m., 410 Tia Juana St.; Jenn Wright, 499-9012.Rotary Club of East Colorado Springs — 12:15-1:30 p.m., Patty Jewett Golf Course Clubhouse, 900 E. Espanola St., free; eastcolo springsrotary.org.Colorado Springs Toastmasters Club 555 — 6 p.m., City Hall, 212 E. Kiowa St.; 555.toastmastersclubs.org.TUESDAYTenacious Toastmasters — 7:15-8:15 a.m., City Hall, Academy Room, 107 N. Nevada Ave.; Bob, 440-8853.Tri-Lakes Business Accelerators — 7:45 a.m., Fairfield Inn, 15275 Struthers Road; tinyurl.com/ y6wjy9wg.Power Hour Networking — 8-9 a.m., Shots Coffee, 162 Tracker Drive, Suite 100; [email protected] Prep Essentials for Small Businesses — 9 a.m.-noon, Ent … [Read more...] about Colorado Springs area business events starting Nov. 18

Business By Dougal Shaw BBC Business 18 November 2018 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46193769 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel Many people dream of taking control of their working life. Leo Millward has done just that, by turning it … [Read more...] about Dream job: ‘My 9-to-5 is a US road trip’

Business 18 November 2018 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46186130 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel Last year Disney put Netflix on notice, announcing it would launch its own streaming services and end distribution agreements with the … [Read more...] about The streaming wars: Can Disney topple Netflix?